winTer FiShing opporTuniTieS in noVa ScoTiaFor those who love the outdoors, winter fishingis an ideal recreational sport. Fishing licencesfor <strong>2013</strong> are valid until March 31, 2014. Ifyou anticipate taking part in a winter fishery,please keep your licence and return yourcompleted licence stub at the end <strong>of</strong> March.Season: January 1-March 31. Anglersare reminded that the following waters areopen for angling in the winter regardless <strong>of</strong>ice cover; please check ice thickness beforeventuring out to fish. Waters open for troutare also open for non-games species includingperch species.Species & Bag Limits: Winter fisheriesexists for the following species, Rainbowtrout (bag limit <strong>of</strong> two fish), Speckled trout(bag limit <strong>of</strong> two fish), Speckled trout (baglimit <strong>of</strong> 10 fish, this is ONLY in Cape BretonHighlands Special Trout Management Area),Brown trout (bag limit <strong>of</strong> two fish), Whiteperch (bag limit <strong>of</strong> 25 fish), Yellow perch(bag limit <strong>of</strong> 25 fish) and Chain Pickerel(bag limit <strong>of</strong> 25 fish).RAINBOW TROUT & BROWN TROUTThe tidal waters <strong>of</strong> the Bras d’Or Lakes,NOT INCLUDING: (1) waters <strong>of</strong> the BaddeckRiver upstream from the Hwy 105 bridge; (2)Northeast (inside) <strong>of</strong> the East Bay Sandbar;and (3) waters upstream from Black Riverbridge in Dundee, which remain closed toall angling. Waters inside the Boom Channelincluding River Denys and all <strong>of</strong> River DenysBasin are closed to trout angling from Jan 1to March 31.RAINBOW TROUTLevers Lake, #20 Dam, Cape Breton CountyEco-trail Pond, Richmond CountyPetit Lac, Inverness CountyGoose Harbour Lake, Guysborough CountyCameron and Gillis lakes, Antigonish CountyGairloch Lake, Pictou CountyAlbro, Lewis, Maynard, Penhorn, andRound lakes, Halifax CountySucker Lake, Lunenburg CountyHidden Hills Lake, Queens CountyMeadow Pond, Hants CountySilver and Sunken lakes, Kings CountyAngevine (Dewars) Lake, CumberlandCountyEveritts Lake, Digby CountySPECkLEd TROUTCape Breton Highlands Special TroutManagement Area (see page 16 for theboundary area)St. Croix Pond, Hants CountyMeadow Pond, Hants CountyDeyarmont Lake, Colchester CountyFirst Lake, Halifax CountyPringle Lake, Guysborough CountyPetit Lac, Inverness CountyVictoria Lake, Queens CountyCHAIN PICkERELMeteghan River, including all lakes andtributaries, Digby CountyAnnis River, including all lakes andtributaries, Yarmouth Countycontd. on page 4342 A n g l e r s ' H A n d b o o k • 2 0 1 3
Kiack Brook (near Belleville South),including all lakes and tributaries,Yarmouth CountyLouis Lake, Queens CountyWalls Lake, Lake George, The Ponds inPort Latour, Bakers Flats on Cape SableIsland, Shelburne CountyLily Lake (Cogmagun Pond), Hants CountyShortts Lake, Colchester CountyBlack and West Branch lakes, PictouCountyBissett, Fish, Morris, Russell and Kinsac,Micmac, Red Bridge Pond, Grand Lakeand Powder Mill Lake, Halifax CountyLake George and Lake Paul, Kings CountyWHITE ANd yELLOW PERCHAngevine (Dewars) Lake, CumberlandCountyWoodward Sandford Lake, Lily Lake(Cogmagun Pond), Hants CountySpringfield Lake, Annapolis CountyMeteghan River, including all lakes andtributaries, Digby CountyLake George, Shelburne CountyCameron and Gillis lakes, AntigonishCountyAlbro, Bissett, Fish, Morris, Russell, Lewis,Maynard Lakes, Micmac, Red BridgePond, Grand, and Powder Mill lakes,Halifax County, Shortts Lake, ColchesterCountyLake George and Lake Paul, Kings CountyNote: Those lakes open for Brown, Rainbow andSpeckled trout during the winter fishery are also openfor chain pickerel, white and yellow perch.yellow perch record caught by Ryan Gould.A n g l e r s ' H A n d b o o k • 2 0 1 3 43