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Published: December 21, 2006
Revised: January 13, 2010
License Requirements
For those who love the outdoors, winter fishing is an ideal recreational sport. Fishing licences for 2009 are valid until March 31, 2010.
Season
The Winter Fishing Season extends from January 1 - March 31, except for the following three lakes where the season runs from January 1 - February 28.
- Meadow Pond, Hants County
- Silver and Sunken Lakes, Kings County
Species & Bag Limits
Winter fisheries exists for the following species, Rainbow trout (bag limit of two fish), White perch (bag limit of 25 fish), Yellow perch (bag limit of 25 fish), Chain pickerel (bag limit of 25 fish) and Speckled trout (bag limit of 10 fish - only two of which may be 10 in or 25.4 cm total length or longer).
RFA # 1 (Cape Breton, Inverness, Victoria & Richmond Counties)
Rainbow Trout
Eco-Trail Pond, Richmond County
Levers Lake & # 20 Dam, Cape Breton County
The tidal waters of the Bras D'Or Lakes
NOT INCLUDING:
(1) waters of the Baddeck River upstream from the Highway 105 bridge; (2) waters Northeast (inside) of the East Bay Sandbar; (3) waters upstream from Crowdis Bridge in River Denys Basin; (4) waters upstream from Black River Bridge in Dundee; and (5) waters upstream from Mackenzie Brook bridge near South Side Basin of River Denys; which remain closed to all angling.
Speckled Trout
Island Lake, Victoria County
Bell Lake, Victoria County
Snake Cat Lake, Victoria County
Trout Lake, Victoria County
Big Lake, Victoria County
RFA # 2 (Antigonish, Guysborough, & Pictou Counties)
Rainbow Trout
Goose Harbour Lake, Guysborough County
Cameron & Gillis Lakes, Antigonish County
Gairloch Lake, Pictou County
White & Yellow Perch
Cameron & Gillis Lakes, Antigonish County
Chain Pickerel
Black & West Branch Lakes, Pictou County
RFA # 3 (Halifax & Lunenburg Counties)
Rainbow Trout
Albro Lake, Halifax County
Oat Hill Lake, Halifax County
Maynard Lake, Halifax County
Penhorn Lake, Halifax County
Lewis Lake, Halifax County
Round Lake, Halifax County
Sucker Lake, Lunenburg County
White & Yellow Perch
Albro Lake, Halifax County
Chain Pickerel
Fish, Morris, Russell & Kinsac Lakes, Halifax County
RFA # 4 (Digby, Queens, Shelburne, & Yarmouth Counties)
Rainbow Trout
Everitts Lake, Digby County
Hidden Hills Lake, Queens County
White & Yellow Perch
Meteghan River, including all lakes and tributaries, Digby County
Lake George, Shelburne County
Chain Pickerel
Meteghan River, including all lakes and tributaries, Digby County
Annis River, including all lakes and tributaries, Yarmouth County
Kiack Brook (near Belleville South), including all lakes and tributaries, Yarmouth County
Louis Lake, Queens County
Walls Lake, Ponds in Port Latour, Bakers Flats on Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County
Lake George, Shelburne County
RFA # 5 (Annapolis, Hants, & Kings Counties)
Rainbow Trout
Meadow Pond, Hants County
Silver & Sunken Lakes, Kings County
White & Yellow Perch
Lake George, Kings County
Lake Paul, Kings County
Springfield Lake, Annapolis County
Woodward Sandford Lake, Hants County
Chain Pickerel
Lake George, Kings County
Lake Paul, Kings County
Lily Lake (Cogmagun Pond), Hants County
RFA # 6 (Cumberland & Colchester Counties)
Rainbow Trout
Angevine (Dewars) Lake, Cumberland County
White & Yellow Perch
Angevine (Dewars) Lake, Cumberland County
Shortts Lake, Colchester County
Chain Pickerel
Shortts Lake, Colchester County
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