All I can say is that if you are into fishing and have or are moving to Nova Scotia your'e in for a real treat, the fishing here is excellent. I mostly do sea fishing and the beaches are usually totally empty, unless you go to places like the "Guzzle" you will be the only one on the beach. This isn't because there are no fish, there are loads, and big ones, stripers are regularly into double figures ( the canadian striper record was caught in Nova Scotia a whopping 57lb ) as are the rays, they get American Shad to 10lb, even the dreaded dogfish can be 5 or 6lb. I got here a bit late for this season but I really can't wait till next year, I can garuentee it'll be my best ever!

lol your not my OH logging on with a new name are you?!

Welcome to NS the Bass fishing is also great in Walton not far from you.

I'll second that.

Hi Paul
Good fishing but it rains a lot doesn't it

There are some nice lakes stocked with Rainbows around the Dartmouth area as well

We are visiting in July, and my OH likes fly fishing, any pointers? His pa is Scottish and loves the rivers and such.

If he likes Salmon fishing h'ell be in heaven. Go to novascotiafishing.com and have a look at what they are catching now. A game licence here is only a few dollars, not the hundreds you have to pay back in blighty

Thanks for that will have a peek. The cost and really stupid regs here are mad. Whats the rules regarding fishing on your own land, do permits and licences exist ?

Is winter when the sea fishing is at its best..like in the UK or can you sea fish all year round..

Edit: Good fishing Info, even for Canada http://www.worldseafishing.com/forum...splay.php?f=45

Are you allowed to recreationally fish for lobster in NS? If so, can you catch them from the shore or how far off shore do you have to go?

Here in BC we usually catch Dungeness crabs from November to June with great results. They seem to taste even better when cooked straight on the dock and washed down with some nice cold lager.

No, there is no recreational lobstering in Nova Scotia. In fact the regulations are quite strict about poaching and the fines are hefty. I know of someone who lost his boat, his truck and on top of that had to pay a big fine. Apart from the DFO officers who patrol the shores during lobster season (even in planes ), the local lobster fishermen are very observant and make sure, nobody is catching "their" lobsters.
To give you an example of how protective they are, I can report one incident when I was out in a kayak in a lobster fishing area , and I observed a commercial lobster fishermen cutting the lines of lobster traps, which belonged to a Native who lives nearby. (Natives are allowed to catch lobsters whenever they want, which pisses off the licensed fishermen, because they can only fish during season)

Hi Swoops
You really would not want to sea fish off the beach or out of a boat during the winter as it gets a little chilly. But you can in some places go out on the ice and fish for smelts. This involves drilling an 8inch hole in the ice and fishing through it, its more comfortable if you do have a shelter to stay warm.
Also the start of the ice fishing season starts on 1st January when some lakes open up for fishing, again you drill through the ice and fish through it.

My teeth are chattering already...