NORTH BROOK AT SHEFFIELD MILLS
NORTH BROOK NS WSC
NORTH BROOK AT SHEFFIELD MILLS (01DD005) is a real-time river monitoring station on the NORTH BROOK in NS, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 33 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 01DD005
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- NS
- Coordinates
- 45.1506, -64.4750
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Fishing regulations
NS province-wide default defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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Smallmouth bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 1 – Oct 31 Details
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Apr 1 – Oct 31
- Daily limit
- bag limit 5
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Trout Closed Apr 1 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 1 – Sep 30
- Daily limit
- bag limit 5
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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White perch Closed Apr 1 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 1 – Sep 30
- Daily limit
- bag limit 10
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Yellow perch Closed Apr 1 – Sep 30 Details
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Apr 1 – Sep 30
- Daily limit
- bag limit 25
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Chain pickerel No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- mandatory retention
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 in America/Halifax
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Nova Scotia Anglers' Handbook before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyNorth Brook At Sheffield Mills has 33 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Fourspine Stickleback (Apeltes quadracus), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus), and 28 others.
- Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracus
- Goldfish Carassius auratus
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus
- Flying Gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Northern Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus
- Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Blackspotted Stickleback Gasterosteus wheatlandi
- Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanus
- Atlantic Snailfish Liparis atlanticus
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
- Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis
- Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Common Mola Mola mola
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Shorthorn Sculpins Myoxocephalus
- Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax
- Rock Gunnel Pholis gunnellus
- Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus
- Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitius
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Salmons And Trouts Salmoninae
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus
- Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus
- Radiated Shanny Ulvaria subbifurcata
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 33 species
- from 116 individual records
- Observed
- Apr 19, 2014 – Jul 3, 2026
- 116 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 116 records