Category: Nova Scotia

Giant Bluefin Tuna Charters offers a world class all-inclusive sport fishing experience aboard a Transport Canada approved vessel. We offer private charters at a rate of $2000+15% tax for a full day of fishing (8 hrs fishing time). Do you get to keep tuna on a charter? Who keeps the fish? All ground fish are […]

Snow crab thrives in the icy cold, pristine waters of Atlantic Canada, off the coast of Nova Scotia. Prized for its sweet and succulent meat, Nova Scotian snow crab is harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters off the coast of the province and shipped all over the world. Are there crabs in Nova Scotia? […]

Nova Scotia’s whales The legendary blue whale, the largest animal to ever exist, is occasionally spotted in the Bay of Fundy. Are blue whales in Nova Scotia? While some of the Blue Whale sightings from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador are associated with a measure of search effort, the majority of reported sightings are opportunistic […]

While lobster is available fresh in Nova Scotia 365 days a year, the lobster season where I grew up runs from the last week in November to the last week in May annually. Lobsters caught in this area (known locally as Districts 33 & 34) account for approximately 40% of all lobster caught in Canada […]

The jelly fish only make their appearance for a short time each year. If you swim at low tide you can see them and easily avoid them. At high tide it is a bit trickier. I have lived in Nova Scotia over 70 years and spend many, many long at the beaches. Are there poisonous […]

Snakes in Nova Scotia prey on insects, worms, rodents amphibians, and other snakes. Hawks, owls, foxes, raccoons, domestic cats, and other snakes prey on snakes. What’s the biggest snake in Nova Scotia? Nova Scotia’s largest snake is the maritime garter, which is between 46 to 66 centimetres on average but can reach lengths up to […]

Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries – Lots of good info here. Margaree Salmon Association – One of Canada’s premier salmon river, on Cape Breton Island. Chéticamp River Salmon Association – Another great salmon river. Cape Breton Highlands National Park – There are several really good streams loaded with brook trout. Where is the best fishing […]

The large number of FSD’s (Tables 1 and 2; Figure 3) wherein Atlantic Sturgeon landings have been reported indicate that the species range includes all of the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia. Where can I fish sturgeon in Nova Scotia? Breeding populations are known from the St. Lawrence and Saint […]

In Canada, the gray wolf was extirpated in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia between 1870 and 1921, and in Newfoundland around 1911. Were there wolves in Nova Scotia? Today, the gray wolf is making a come back in some of its former habitat because of strong conservation efforts. Gray wolves are no longer inhabitants of […]

The shark tooth and human jaw bone were uncovered from a shell midden in 2010 by crew members on a Canadian Museum of Civilization archaeological dig in Port Joli, Nova Scotia. Can you find shark teeth in Canada? Canada Fossil Shark Teeth. The Northumberland Formation exposed on Hornby Island, British Columbia contains one of the […]