Upper Wrights Lake Fishing in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  The Annapolis County end of Nova Scotia holds Upper Wrights Lake. Around the bank it is pine and birch. Roughly 19 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. Middleton lies 33 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Dartmouth, 142 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Upper Wrights Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. 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. Annapolis County records list alewife, Atlantic salmon, chain pickerel, yellow perch and blueback herring among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Upper Wrights Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -6°C in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Upper Wrights Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lower Wrights Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Upper Wrights Lake are worth checking on the day.