Yellow Bog Lake Fishing near Antigonish, Nova Scotia

• Overview

  Yellow Bog Lake is a Guysborough County water, in Nova Scotia. Salt water lies 23 km off. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is Antigonish, 32 km away. Port Hawkesbury lies 49 km off, Princeville another 63 km. Within a short run: Round Lake within 0.6 km, Grassy Lake 1 km away, Middle Lake within 1.2 km, Shingle Lake 1.4 km away and MacKeen Lake within 1.7 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Yellow Bog Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. 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. County-wide records name alewife, American eel, brook trout and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Yellow Bog Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -7°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. From about late April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Yellow Bog Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Round Lake is 0.6 km off. For Yellow Bog Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.