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hey guys we just booked our trip to novascotia and were renting a cottage on the bay of fundy in a small little village called harbourville
there is a stream that flows into the bay right where are cottage is and im deffinitly gonna fish it
my problem is i have no idea whats in there and what i can use to catch these fish
so my qestion to you is what kind of fish might be in there and what tackle should i bring on the trip includeing what kind of rod and all that
thanks alot in advanced guys
hopefully i can learn some things before we go up there
IF it has fish they're most likely brookies. My technique was alway to find a fishy-looking stillwater/pool in the evening, light up a smoke and wait to see if I saw any rises. If I finished my smoke with no rises, I'd move on. If you see any - small bright spinners tipped with a piece of worm or fly rod (I'm not a fly flinger so I can't help you with patterns)
Depending on the time of year you may get into some Mackerel in the salt water. I assume they run up into the Bay of Fundy - I know they provide great action from any wharf or pier on the Atlantic coast every summer. The season varies but generally July-August. Med action bright finish spoons.spinners. No licence required for recreational angling in salt water.
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would suggest you contact the person you are renting from & ask the person what is in the stream if unable to contact the person contact you local min of N R they wll give you the phone # of the nova scotia ministry good luck
Just be carefull. With that stream running into fundy it will be influenced by the tides as well. I had to learn the hard way when fishing for stripers at the reversing falls. Wow does that water rise fast!
I'm from that neck of the woods, and my family has cottage not far from Harbourview. There are lots of brookies in the area, and worm and spinner with light line always works well or any fly or gnat #5 if your a fly fisherman seem to work well to. Another great type of fishing that is a lot of fun if your cottage is on the bay, is fishing for striped bass when the famous tides are coming in. You can fish right of most beaches but need very heavy line and medium/heavy rod, I think a muskie set up would probably work. Rig it with 1 1/2 once drop weight and a large hook, kind of like a walleye rig on steroids, tipped with an inch square peice of bait fish bought form any local bait shop . Cast out from shore when the tide is riding , enjoy a few cold 'pops' on the beach and wait for the fish to appear. The action is sometimes a bit sow but when you hook into a big stripper its well worth the wait and taste fantastic to.
That little stream at Habourville comes down a pretty steep hill, not sure if it has any fish in it if you get further up on more level ground. Stripers from shore is an option, still/bait fish or cast using pike type lures (something resembling bait fish would work best), Mackeral from the wharf is also great fun if they are running. I'm not sure if the pollack come into that area, but they are great fun to catch as well if they do. Clams as bait, fished on bottom, might pick you up some flounder, and any bait used may entice a halibut (don't put too much hope in that one though). Sculpin, a bottom feeder, are usually around as well. My grandfather used to say that they looked like Diefendbaker.
I think the fish store is still there, so you should be able to get some fish for bait, and find out what is running locally at the time you are there.
You can head over to the valley around Bridgetown, and fish the Annapolis River for stripers as well, if they are running. There is a park area where you can fish from shore. Just don't eat anything caught in that river. It is so polluted, that the farmers are not allowed to use it for irragation.
I'm not sure when the shad are running, but the locals should be able to give you some info on that.
A muskie outfit will be best for stripers, but your bass type rod will work for just about all the others. An ultra light for trout would be OK as well.
There are no tackle shops in that neck of the woods, so Canadian Tire, and Wal Mart will be your souce of tackle if you need it.
The Wal Mart is in New Minas, and there is a Canadian Tire at Greenwood.
Take care and have a great trip, remember, you are on the shore of the Bay of Fundy, fog and cool, water will be too cold for swimming.
Something else to remember is that if you're fishing tidal water for anything other than Atlantic Salmon, I don't think you need a fishing license. That may have changed over the last few years so you might want to check. If you're fishing parts of a freshwater stream that are affected by the tide, then no license, but if you are above the tidal affects, then you need a license (and that all depends on your age).
ok thanks for all the stuff but now does anyone have any sugestions on what charter i should book any sugestions are really apresiated cause i have no idea what to go for and what area to get a charter in
thanks again
