Rainbow Trout ice fishing in Nova Scotia

15 Nova Scotia lakes on this site have rainbow 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
• Goose Harbour Lake, 3.61 km², near Mulgrave
• Beaverdam Lake, 1.51 km², near Clyde River
• Angevine Lake, 1.5 km², near Pugwash
• Amaguadees Pond, 81 ha, near Eskasoni 3
• Levers Lake, 63 ha, near Marion Bridge
• Rumsey Lake, 47 ha, near Bridgetown
• Sunken Lake, 35 ha, near New Minas
• Lewis Lake, 27 ha, near Stillwater Lake
• Albro Lake, 23 ha, near Albro Lake
• MacLeods Lake, 13 ha, near St. Peter's
• Lake Ainslie, near Inverness
• MacKillops Pond, near Baddeck
• Penhorn Lake, near Tam O'Shanter Ridge
• Round Lake, near Stillwater Lake

General rainbow trout tips

Rainbow trout are often stocked and cruise shallow to mid-depth; small jigs, spoons or bait under a bobber will take them.

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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