Ice fishing in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has 5,430 named lakes on this site. These are the 100 next best-documented ones, with size, nearest town and fish species where known, a summary of the provincial fishing regulations and angler ice reports. Ice thickness changes daily: measure it yourself before you go out.

Lakes

• Charlotte Lake, near Liverpool: White Perch, Brown Bullhead
• China Lake, near Hebbville: Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Christopher Lakes, near New Germany: White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Church Lake, near Musquodoboit Harbour: Brook Trout
• Churchover Lakes, near Shelburne: Yellow Perch
• Clear Lake, near Tatamagouche: Brook Trout
• College Lake, near Goshen: Brook Trout
• Coolen Lake, near Hubbards: Brook Trout
• Copper Lake, near Sheet Harbour: Brook Trout
• Cormier Lake, near Inverness: Brook Trout
• Cow Bay Lake, near Cow Bay: Brook Trout
• Crouse Lake, near Lunenburg: Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout
• Cruickshank Lake, near Sheet Harbour: Brook Trout, Brown Bullhead
• Cupboard Lake, near Guysborough: Yellow Perch
• DeMoliter Lake, near Shelburne: Yellow Perch
• Dorey Lake, near Hubbards: Yellow Perch
• Doyles Lake, near Digby: Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Dryden Lake, near Westville: Yellow Perch
• Duck Lake, near Beaver Bank: Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Duck Pond, near Yarmouth: White Perch, Chain Pickerel
• Duggans Lake, near Cross Roads Country Harbour: Brook Trout, Yellow Perch
• Earltown Lake, near Middleton: Brown Trout
• East Loon Lake, near Stellarton: Brook Trout
• Eel Lake, near Tiverton: Chain Pickerel, Brook Trout, White Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Egg Lake, near Fall River: Brook Trout
• Elbow Lake, near Stellarton: Brook Trout
• Eleven Mile Lake, near Annapolis Royal: Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Lake Whitefish
• Ellenwood Lake, near Tusket: Chain Pickerel, White Perch, Yellow Perch
• Falls Lake, near Windsor: Smallmouth Bass, Brown Bullhead
• Ferry Lake, near Sheet Harbour: Brown Trout, Brook Trout, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• First Christopher Lake, near New Germany: White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Fish Lake, near Goshen: Brook Trout, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Fish Lake, near Stellarton: Brook Trout, Brown Bullhead
• Fisher Lake, near Cornwallis: Brook Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Flynn Lake, near Havre Boucher: Brook Trout
• Frank Lake, near New Germany: Brook Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Frog Lake, near Spryfield: Brown Bullhead
• Frog Lake, near Cross Roads Country Harbour: Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Frog Lake, near Debert: Brook Trout
• Gabarus Lake, near Marion Bridge: Brook Trout, White Perch
• Gairloch Lake, near Westville: Brook Trout
• Gammons Pond, near Sheet Harbour: Brook Trout, Yellow Perch
• Germain Lake, near Tiverton: Chain Pickerel, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Glen Ponds, near Whycocomagh: Brook Trout
• Great Barren Lake, near Tusket: Brook Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Green Lake, near Sheet Harbour: Brook Trout
• Gunn Lake, near Goshen: Brook Trout
• Guyon Lake, near Debert: Brook Trout
• Half Mile Lake, near Timberlea: Brook Trout, Yellow Perch
• Hamilton Pond, near Tusket: Brook Trout
• Hanrahan Lake, near Goshen: Brook Trout
• Harlow Lake, near Cornwallis: Yellow Perch
• Hatchet Lake, near Lake Charlotte: Brook Trout, Smallmouth Bass
• Haynes Pond, near New Germany: Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Hebb Lake, near Hebbville: Chain Pickerel, Smallmouth Bass, White Perch, Yellow Perch
• Hector Lake, near Port Hawkesbury: Brook Trout
• Hingley Lake, near Bible Hill: Brook Trout, White Perch, Yellow Perch
• Hog Lake, near New Germany: Brook Trout, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Horseshoe Lake, near North Preston: White Perch, Yellow Perch
• Howell Lake, near Chester: Brook Trout
• Hudson Lake, near Hayes Subdivision: Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Huey Lake, near Hebbville: Brook Trout
• Hunt Lake, near New Germany: White Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Hutt Lake, near Chester: Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Yellow Perch
• Ice Lakes, near Guysborough: Brook Trout
• Irvine Lake, near Debert: Brook Trout
• Irving Lake, near Guysborough: Brook Trout
• John Miller Lake, near Goshen: Yellow Perch
• Johnson Lake, near Musquodoboit Harbour: Brook Trout
• Kimballs Lake, near Goshen: Brook Trout
• Lake Charlotte, near Lake Charlotte: Brook Trout, White Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Lake Echo, near Lake Echo: Brook Trout, White Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Lake Egmont, near Milford Station: Chain Pickerel, Smallmouth Bass, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Lake Micmac, near Port Wallace: Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, White Perch
• Lake Milo, near Yarmouth: Chain Pickerel, White Perch, Smallmouth Bass
• Land of Laziness Lake, near Stillwater Lake: Brook Trout
• Lansdowne Lake, near Westville: Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout
• Lawrencetown Lake, near Lawrencetown: White Perch
• Lily Lake, near Black Point: Brook Trout
• Lily Lakes, near Sheet Harbour: Brook Trout, White Perch
• Lily Pond, near Sheet Harbour: Brown Bullhead
• Little Beaver Lake, near Sheet Harbour: Brook Trout, Brown Bullhead
• Little Lake, near Antigonish: Brook Trout, White Perch, Yellow Perch
• Little Lake, near Terence Bay: Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, White Perch, Brown Bullhead
• Lizard Lake, near Hubley: Brook Trout
• Loch Lomond, near Eskasoni 3: Brook Trout
• Long Lake, near Upper Hammonds Plains: Brook Trout
• Long Lake, near Stellarton: Brook Trout
• Loon Lake, near Berwick: White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Smallmouth Bass
• Louse Lake, near Sheet Harbour: Brook Trout
• Lower Egmont Lake, near Milford Station: Smallmouth Bass, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
• MacDonalds Ponds, near Baddeck: Brook Trout
• MacGregors Lake, near Goshen: Brook Trout
• MacInnis Lake, near Goshen: Brook Trout
• MacKays Lake, near Goshen: Brook Trout
• MacKenzie Pond, near Baddeck: Brook Trout
• MacKillops Pond, near Baddeck: White Perch, Rainbow Trout
• MacKinnons Lake, near Goshen: Brown Trout
• Maple Lake, near Hubbards: Brook Trout
• Martin Lake, near Lake Echo: Brook Trout, Brown Bullhead

Guides

• Ice thickness guidance
• Walleye ice fishing
• Northern Pike ice fishing
• Yellow Perch ice fishing
• Lake Whitefish ice fishing
• Mountain Whitefish ice fishing
• Burbot ice fishing
• Lake Trout ice fishing
• Rainbow Trout ice fishing

Other provinces

• Ice fishing in Alberta
• Ice fishing in British Columbia
• Ice fishing in Manitoba
• Ice fishing in New Brunswick
• Ice fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Ice fishing in Northwest Territories
• Ice fishing in Nunavut
• Ice fishing in Ontario
• Ice fishing in Prince Edward Island
• Ice fishing in Quebec
• Ice fishing in Saskatchewan
• Ice fishing in Yukon

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