Winter Fishing Starts January 1st in Nova Scotia

Winter fishing kicks off on January 1st, 2007 in selected rivers and lakes across Nova Scotia. Anglers who fished during the Spring and Summer of 2006 must carry their fishing licenses with them. These licenses are good til March 31, 2007. And if you don't have a license, you can purchase one.

While many of these lakes will be frozen, some may not be. So you may be able to enjoy both ice fishing and more traditional angling during this winter fishing season.

In Cape Breton, Bras d'Or Lake opens for Rainbow trout fishing on January 1st and will remain open through March 31st, 2007. The daily catch limit is two. However, five areas of the lake are closed to converse Brook trout and Atlantic Salmon.

Meadow Pond in Hant's County and Silver and Sunken Lakes in Kings County will be open January 1st through February 28th for Rainbow trout fishing.

Several other lakes will remain open throughout the winter for Rainbow trout fishing including:

• Cameron and Gillis Lakes in Antigonish County
• Goose Harbour Lake in Guysborough County
  
• Angevine Lake in Cumberland County
• Sucker Lake in Lunenburg County
  
• Albro Lake in Dartmouth
  
• Gairloch Lake in Pictou County
• Hidden Hills Lake in Queens County
  
• Levers Lake and No. 20 Dam in Cape Breton County
• Everitts Lake in Diggs County
  

Winter trout fishing will last from January 1st through March 31st at all of the lakes mentioned above. Daily bag limit is two.

For more information, click here to visit Nova Scotia's Fisheries and Aquaculture.