Brook Trout ice fishing in Nova Scotia

300 Nova Scotia lakes on this site have brook trout on record, largest first. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from provincial open data and our own research, and are not complete. Some records are stocking records, which show what a province has stocked, not everything in the lake.

Lakes

• Bras d'Or Lake, 1,070 km², near Eskasoni 3
• Great Pubnico Lake, 19.1 km², near Clyde River
• Porters Lake, 18.4 km², near Porters Lake
• Panuke Lake, 16.3 km², near Windsor
• Lake Mulgrave, 12.6 km², near Cornwallis
• Tobeatic Lake, 8.62 km², near Shelburne
• Tangier Grand Lake, 8.19 km², near Lake Charlotte
• Scraggy Lake, 7.08 km², near Lake Charlotte
• Five Mile Lake, 6.33 km², near Mount Uniacke
• Raynards Lake, 6.06 km², near Tusket
• Marshall Flowage, 5.06 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Shingle Lake, 4.66 km², near New Germany
• Catalone Lake, 4.39 km², near Albert Bridge
• Ocean Lake, 4.33 km², near Guysborough
• Lake Uist, 4.2 km², near Eskasoni 3
• Card Lake, 3.94 km², near Hubbards
• Lake Major, 3.83 km², near North Preston
• Oak Park Lake, 3.71 km², near Barrington
• Donahue Lake, 3.63 km², near Guysborough
• Goose Harbour Lake, 3.61 km², near Mulgrave
• Paces Lake, 3.59 km², near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Hirtle Lake, 3.42 km², near New Germany
• Pomquet Lake, 3.25 km², near Antigonish
• Porters Lake, 3.24 km², near Digby
• Kempt Back Lake, 3.21 km², near Tusket
• Dauphinees Mill Lake, 3.04 km², near Hubbards
• Grand Lake, 3 km², near Louisdale
• Lochaber Lake, 3 km², near Goshen
• Petpeswick Lake, 2.97 km², near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Chezzetcook Lake, 2.96 km², near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Wrights Lake, 2.89 km², near Upper Hammonds Plains
• Clements Pond, 2.85 km², near Barrington
• Alma Lake, 2.79 km², near Bridgetown
• Hubley Big Lake, 2.68 km², near Hubley
• Welshtown Lake, 2.66 km², near Shelburne
• Seloam Lake, 2.63 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Wallaback Lake, 2.56 km², near New Minas
• Harpers Lake, 2.5 km², near Shelburne
• Dollar Lake, 2.39 km², near Lantz
• Frog Lake, 2.38 km², near Greenwood
• Soldier Lake, 2.38 km², near Fall River
• Eden Lake, 2.23 km², near Goshen
• Lake Joli, 2.12 km², near Cornwallis
• Salmon River Lake, 2.02 km², near Tiverton
• Kegeshook Lake, 1.92 km², near Tusket
• Long Lake, 1.92 km², near Hebbville
• Lake Annis, 1.9 km², near Tusket
• Second Lake, 1.83 km², near Annapolis Royal
• Pearl Lake, 1.82 km², near Tusket
• Long Lake, 1.68 km², near Spryfield
• McCabe Lake, 1.68 km², near Springfield Lake
• Canada Hill Lake, 1.66 km², near Lockeport
• Trout Lake, 1.65 km², near Lawrencetown
• Blacketts Lake, 1.63 km², near Sydney Forks
• Solomon Lake, 1.62 km², near Tusket
• Long Tusket Lake, 1.61 km², near Digby
• Morris Lake, 1.6 km², near Eastern Passage
• Lac à Pic, 1.56 km², near Tusket
• Taylor Bay Grand Lake, 1.56 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Beaverdam Lake, 1.51 km², near Clyde River
• Cockscomb Lake, 1.51 km², near Mount Uniacke
• Sloans Lake, 1.51 km², near Tusket
• Clearwater Lake, 1.5 km², near Tiverton
• Grand Lake, 1.49 km², near Louisbourg
• Grant Lake, 1.47 km², near Mulgrave
• Mink Lake, 1.41 km², near Tusket
• Conrod Lake, 1.4 km², near Porters Lake
• Five Island Lake, 1.4 km², near Hubley
• Gillfillan Lake, 1.4 km², near Tusket
• Ticken Lake, 1.4 km², near Tiverton
• Fox Point Lake, 1.39 km², near Hubbards
• Lake Charles, 1.39 km², near Port Wallace
• Russell Lake, 1.39 km², near New Germany
• Archibald Lake, 1.36 km², near Cross Roads Country Harbour
• Miller Lake, 1.32 km², near Fall River
• Rush Lake, 1.32 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Big Pond, 1.31 km², near Florence
• Biggars Lake, 1.31 km², near Tusket
• Darlings Lake, 1.31 km², near Yarmouth
• Sand Lake, 1.31 km², near Liverpool
• Lake George, 1.3 km², near Shelburne
• Minard Lake, 1.23 km², near New Germany
• Bell Lakes, 1.22 km², near Baddeck
• Lochiel Lake, 1.22 km², near Goshen
• Bezanson Lake, 1.19 km², near Chester
• Grand Lake, 1.18 km², near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Lower Rocky Lake, 1.18 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Cooeycoff Lake, 1.17 km², near Guysborough
• Mill Lake, 1.15 km², near Middle Musquodoboit
• Ten Mile Lake, 1.15 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Little Tupper Lake, 1.11 km², near New Germany
• Big Uniacke Lake, 1.09 km², near Digby
• Butlers Lake, 1.09 km², near Yarmouth
• Nimchin Page Lake, 1.08 km², near Greenwood
• Fraser Lake, 1.07 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Lake Lewis, 1.07 km², near Windsor
• Yankee Lake, 1.07 km², near Cross Roads Country Harbour
• Grand Lake, 1.06 km², near Sambro
• Lower Gaspereaux Lake, 1.06 km², near Cross Roads Country Harbour
• Lake Eagle, 1.05 km², near North Preston
• Wallace Lake, 1.05 km², near Hebbville
• East Lake, 1.01 km², near North Preston
• Silver Lake, 1 km², near Shelburne
• Spruce Hill Lake, 1 km², near Harrietsfield
• Long Lake, 97 ha, near Point de Bute
• Wiles Lake, 96 ha, near Hebbville
• Longview Lake, 95 ha, near Shelburne
• Lake Doucette, 94 ha, near Tusket
• Allens Lake, 92 ha, near Yarmouth
• Spectacle Lake, 92 ha, near Hebbville
• Newcombe Lake, 90 ha, near Lake Charlotte
• MacIntyre Lake, 89 ha, near Port Hawkesbury
• Pigott Lake, 89 ha, near Mount Uniacke
• Shaw Lake, 88 ha, near Louisdale
• Turtle Lake, 88 ha, near New Germany
• East Taylor Bay Lake, 87 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Southwest Lake, 86 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• MacPherson Lake, 85 ha, near Guysborough
• Long Bridge Lake, 84 ha, near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Beaverhouse Lake, 82 ha, near Tusket
• Folly Lake, 82 ha, near Debert
• Shaw Big Lake, 82 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Springfield Lake, 81 ha, near Springfield Lake
• Harris Lake, 80 ha, near Chester
• Long Lake, 80 ha, near St. Peter's
• Summers Lake, 80 ha, near Mulgrave
• Economy Lake, 79 ha, near Lower Economy
• Little Ponhook Lake, 78 ha, near Hebbville
• McGrath Lake, 78 ha, near Enfield
• Round Lake, 78 ha, near Point de Bute
• Sandy Lake, 78 ha, near Bedford
• Sunday Lake, 78 ha, near Tusket
• Lewis Lake, 77 ha, near Mount Uniacke
• Silvery Lake, 77 ha, near Shelburne
• Upper Marie Joseph Lake, 77 ha, near Eskasoni 3
• Chain Lakes, 76 ha, near Greenwood
• Lake Loon, 76 ha, near Tam O'Shanter Ridge
• New Germany Lake, 74 ha, near New Germany
• Covey Lake, 73 ha, near Bridgewater
• MacIntyres Lake, 72 ha, near Marion Bridge
• Pretty Mary Lake, 71 ha, near New Germany
• Langford Lake, 70 ha, near Digby
• Henry Lake, 69 ha, near Chester
• Barren Hill Lake, 68 ha, near St. Peter's
• Butler Lake, 68 ha, near New Germany
• Spider Lake, 68 ha, near Waverley
• Three Mile Lake, 67 ha, near Louisdale
• Bear Lake, 66 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Black Brook Lake, 65 ha, near Cross Roads Country Harbour
• Nowlin Lake, 65 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Fenerty Lake, 64 ha, near Middle Sackville
• Haines Lake, 64 ha, near Digby
• Lower Sixty Lake, 64 ha, near New Germany
• Anderson Lake, 63 ha, near Burnside
• Higgins Lake, 63 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Lake Midway, 63 ha, near Tiverton
• Levers Lake, 63 ha, near Marion Bridge
• Round Lake, 63 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Tom Lake, 63 ha, near Guysborough
• Black Duck Lake, 62 ha, near New Germany
• Forbes Lake, 62 ha, near Stellarton
• Kearney Lake, 62 ha, near Kearney Lake
• Spectacle Lake, 62 ha, near Tusket
• Ameros Lake, 61 ha, near Tiverton
• Clamshell Lake, 61 ha, near Shelburne
• McGrath Lake, 61 ha, near Brookside
• Upper Sixty Lake, 61 ha, near New Germany
• Front Lake, 60 ha, near Howie Centre
• Moody Lake, 60 ha, near Harrietsfield
• Salmon Lake, 60 ha, near Tusket
• Powers Lake, 59 ha, near Shad Bay
• Rocky Brook Lake, 59 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Goose Lake, 57 ha, near Clyde River
• Louis Lake, 57 ha, near Tusket
• Moose Lake, 57 ha, near Hebbville
• Pringle Lake, 57 ha, near Goshen
• Whetstone Lake, 57 ha, near New Germany
• Armstrong Lake, 56 ha, near Windsor
• Goose Lake, 56 ha, near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Williams Lake, 55 ha, near Lake Charlotte
• First Rocky Lake, 54 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Second Rocky Lake, 54 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Third Lake, 54 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Handsled Lake, 53 ha, near Shelburne
• Hazel Hill Lake, 53 ha, near Louisdale
• Cooks Lake, 52 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Enon Lake, 52 ha, near Eskasoni 3
• Fish Lake, 51 ha, near Enfield
• Horton Lake, 51 ha, near Mulgrave
• Menchan Lake, 51 ha, near New Germany
• Stillwater Lake, 51 ha, near Stillwater Lake
• Bennery Lake, 50 ha, near Enfield
• Giants Lake, 50 ha, near Goshen
• Goose Lake, 50 ha, near Mineville
• Kelly Lake, 50 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Napier Lake, 50 ha, near Tusket
• Sheas Lake, 50 ha, near Goshen
• Zwickers Lake, 50 ha, near Lawrencetown
• Miletree Lake, 49 ha, near New Germany
• Snare Lake, 49 ha, near Tusket
• Sutherlands Lake, 49 ha, near Stellarton
• Gillis Lake, 48 ha, near Sydney Forks
• Smelt Lake, 48 ha, near Guysborough
• Rumsey Lake, 47 ha, near Bridgetown
• Whites Lake, 47 ha, near Shad Bay
• Horseshoe Lake, 46 ha, near Chester
• Black Lake, 45 ha, near Oxford
• Taylor Lake, 45 ha, near Upper Hammonds Plains
• McKeen Lake, 44 ha, near Goshen
• Powder Mill Lake, 43 ha, near Waverley
• Little Tusket Lake, 42 ha, near Digby
• Snow Lake, 42 ha, near East Lawrencetown
• Cooper Lake, 41 ha, near Upper Hammonds Plains
• Williams Lake, 41 ha, near Spryfield
• Belle Lake, 40 ha, near Albert Bridge
• New Canada Lake, 40 ha, near New Germany
• Abrahams Lake, 39 ha, near Lake Charlotte
• Bayer Lake, 39 ha, near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Charlotte Lake, 39 ha, near New Germany
• College Lake, 39 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• MacKenzies Lake, 39 ha, near St. Peter's
• Uniacke Lake, 39 ha, near Mount Uniacke
• Pentz Lake, 38 ha, near Mount Uniacke
• Rhodenizer Lake, 38 ha, near New Germany
• Sutherland Lake, 38 ha, near Great Village
• Governor Lake, 37 ha, near Beechville
• Grand Lac, 37 ha, near Inverness
• Big Lake, 36 ha, near Florence
• Bottle Brook Lake, 36 ha, near Stellarton
• Hart Lake, 36 ha, near Debert
• Hunter Lake, 36 ha, near Tusket
• Mack Lake, 36 ha, near New Germany
• Mosleys Pond, 36 ha, near Tidnish
• French River Lakes, 35 ha, near Ingonish
• Holbert Lake, 35 ha, near New Germany
• L'Ardoise Long Lake, 35 ha, near St. Peter's
• Moshers Lake, 35 ha, near Cross Roads Country Harbour
• Sunken Lake, 35 ha, near New Minas
• Doctors Lake, 34 ha, near Tusket
• Lay Lake, 34 ha, near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Little Tom Wallace Lake, 34 ha, near Digby
• Nickersons Pond, 34 ha, near Liverpool
• Norwood Clearwater Lake, 34 ha, near Tusket
• Rocky Lake, 34 ha, near Hubbards
• Shepherd Lake, 34 ha, near Guysborough
• Webber Lake, 34 ha, near Lower Sackville
• Horseshoe Lake, 33 ha, near Guysborough
• Hourglass Lake, 33 ha, near Tiverton
• McAdams Lake, 33 ha, near Sydney Forks
• Indian Lake, 32 ha, near Chester
• McLeod Lake, 32 ha, near Goshen
• Mill Lake, 32 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Otter Lake, 32 ha, near Lake Charlotte
• Brine Lake, 31 ha, near Boutiliers Point
• Dalem Lake, 31 ha, near Georges River
• Eighth Lake, 31 ha, near Shelburne
• Little Wiles Lake, 31 ha, near Bridgewater
• Schmidt Lake, 31 ha, near Hammonds Plains
• Spectacle Lake, 31 ha, near New Germany
• Burke Lake, 30 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Deyarmont Lake, 30 ha, near Bible Hill
• Sheehan Lake, 30 ha, near Sambro
• Victoria Lake, 30 ha, near Liverpool
• Baptizing Lake, 29 ha, near Hammonds Plains
• Big Lake, 29 ha, near Shad Bay
• Burroughs Lake, 29 ha, near Stellarton
• Jacksons Lake, 29 ha, near Havre Boucher
• Joes Lake, 29 ha, near Howie Centre
• Scotch Lake, 29 ha, near Georges River
• Cameron Lake, 28 ha, near Antigonish
• First Lake O'Law, 28 ha, near Baddeck
• Grant Lake, 28 ha, near Stellarton
• Leader Lake, 28 ha, near Lake Charlotte
• Long Lake, 28 ha, near Marion Bridge
• Loon Pond, 28 ha, near Lake Charlotte
• Power Lake, 28 ha, near Sydney
• Three Cornered Lake, 28 ha, near Cross Roads Country Harbour
• Cranberry Lake, 27 ha, near New Germany
• Lewis Lake, 27 ha, near Stillwater Lake
• Upper Mink Lake, 27 ha, near Cornwallis
• Black Brook Lake, 26 ha, near Goshen
• Cameron Lake, 26 ha, near Mount Uniacke
• Dry Lake, 26 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Indian Lake, 26 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Lake Jesse, 26 ha, near Tusket
• Long Lake, 26 ha, near St. Peter's
• Canoe Lake, 25 ha, near Marion Bridge
• Dayspring Lake, 25 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Gillis Lake, 25 ha, near Antigonish
• Hardy Lake, 25 ha, near Marion Bridge
• Hectanooga Lake, 25 ha, near Tusket
• Keefe Lake, 25 ha, near Lingan Road
• Loon Lake, 25 ha, near Port Morien
• Fountain Lake, 24 ha, near Great Village
• Moose Lake, 24 ha, near Ingonish
• Path Lake, 24 ha, near Lockeport
• Snake Cat Lake, 24 ha, near Baddeck
• Spectacle Lake, 24 ha, near Chester
• St. Josephs Lake, 24 ha, near Antigonish
• Thibault Lake, 24 ha, near Tiverton

General brook trout tips

Brook trout are a small-water favourite; tiny jigs or spoons tipped with a worm or maggot, fished shallow to mid-depth.

This is general guidance for the species, written by Ice Fish Canada, not a report from any one lake. Limits, size rules and closures vary by lake, so read the current Nova Scotia regulations before you fish. Measure the ice yourself: see the ice thickness guidance.

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