Third Lake near Windsor Junction: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Halifax Regional Municipality, Third Lake is a Nova Scotia water. Land around it is rolling bush. With some 85 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With 5.7 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Halifax Regional Municipality. Windsor Junction sits 0.8 km from the bank. Beyond it, Waverley at 3 km and Fall River at 3 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Third Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Halifax Regional Municipality include brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Third Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 18°C and January near -6°C on the long-run figures. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Third Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a car park 510 m from the bank. Mapping shows a jetty some 180 m off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Perry Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Third Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.