Walker Lake Fishing in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Look for Walker Lake in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Around the bank it is lake country bush. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 16 km from Upper Hammonds Plains. Stillwater Lake lies 19 km off, Mount Uniacke another 20 km. What else is close: South Lake 1.7 km away, Hand Lake a touch under 1.8 km, Moose Lake 2.4 km away, Long Lake a touch under 2.6 km and Big Black Lake 2.6 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Walker Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Halifax Regional Municipality include brook trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and American eel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Walker Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -6°C to 18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Walker Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. South Lake at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Walker Lake is worth confirming on the day.