Nova Scotia sportfishing season now open

The Nova Scotia sportfishing season opened on April 1. (Communications Nova Scotia)

The sportfishing season is now open in Nova Scotia.

The season began on Monday. 

More than 70,000 people get out and fish each year in Nova Scotia, which adds about $70 million to the economy, according to the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. 

Sportfishers must follow bag limits and other regulations, which include trout management areas. The department encourages people to practise catch-and-release to help support healthy fish populations. It’s also asking people to report any invasive species they might see in lakes and rivers.

Licences are available online and are also available from vendors around the province.

Nova Scotia has 22 barrier-free sportfishing sites across the province, which allow people with mobility issues to enjoy the sport.

There is one barrier-free site in Queens County at Meadow Pond, off 33 White Point Rd. 

Three provincial hatcheries annually stock more than 400 lakes with trout.