The specifics are in the handbook, It depends on your zone for the seasons and areas but I think the limit is 25 province wide, zone 2 for example

Chain Pickerel
Apr 1 to Sep 30, except the following:
Black Lake, West Branch Lake, Pictou
County, OPEN ALL YEAR.

Bag limit is 25

 

read this
http://www.gov.ns.ca/fish/sportfishing/angling/2012angregs.shtml
and all of your wildest dreams will come true.

 

I would love to read and understand your link Ouird, does the $27+ fee come with legal consultation?

 

Not that I will ever caught my bag limit, I am normally going fishing for 3 or 4 hours at the time, was just wandering, I need to go buy my new license soon too!

 

Himdall2000 if your on a pickerel lake its not impossible to catch 25, we can usually fish in a boat the whole Beaverpond in 4 hs and its nothing to catch 50 fish each.

 

Is this the Beaverpond near Windsor Junction?

 

I don't own a boat so I can't reach some good spot on the lake, I usually fish in Morris lake since it's close from home, I did catch more than one in an hour but they were too small so I put them back in the water, which got me the weird look of trout fisher lol!

 

you try bissett? thats another lake open all yr round... may be shore friendly for pic's

 

No I did not try Bisset lake but for sure I'll give a try, there is a lot of nice spot I see when i go on the highway toward windsor, I still have to know what place is good for what knd of fish, I got back into fishing only 2 years ago, my first year my wife was more laughing at me than anything lol but last years I started to catch some pickerel and bass and pickerel really got my interest since it's similar to pike, I will give a try to bisset lake, I'll go to buy my fishing license pretty soon.

 

Himdall..if you go to Bisset Lake go in behind the ball feilds there,, there is a path along the shore there that has some good spots, also trout in the small creek there, also I fish there and Morris a lot so if you see a guy in a small aluminum boat with a 2.2 merc it is probably me,,if I am alone you are more than welcome to join me.. I also got a new kayak this year so I may do most of my fishing out of that. Also try along the shore of Russel Lake some big bass in there.

 

Nice Thank you for the info I took note and for sure I will try Russel lake for Bass as well.

 

If you're headed up Truro way, Shortt's Lake in Brookfield has some BIG pickerel and it is open all year with no bag limit. I would recommend top water around the edges in the weed beds, there is a lot of underwater vegetation that makes diving crankbaits an absolute pain and just fishing them in the open water is pretty unproductive anyway. A boat is nice there so you can follow the shore and work your way around casting toward the shore. I just got back into fishing about three years ago and have become pretty much obsessed with pickerel. They put up a great fight and taste delicious. If you're eating them get rid of the skin though, especially in the later season when it gets warm. The only description I can think of for the flavour the skin has is "weedy". Kinda like chomping down on a dandelion or a handful of grass. If you go across from the lake there is a smaller pond in behind a cemetery and there seems to be better fishing in there. Not as many big ones, but usually more action.

 

If you're headed up Truro way, Shortt's Lake in Brookfield has some BIG pickerel and it is open all year with no bag limit

Last I checked Shortt's Lake is in NS and would be subject to any regs on bag limits. Unless someone moved the lake into international waters.

 

The Beaver Pond Jollymore refers to is Cogmagun pond in Hants Co. The W-J Beaver Pond does however have pickerel.