TUSKET RIVER AT WILSON'S BRIDGE
TUSKET RIVER NS WSC
TUSKET RIVER AT WILSON'S BRIDGE (01EA003) is a real-time river monitoring station on the TUSKET RIVER 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. 12 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 01EA003
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- NS
- Coordinates
- 43.9246, -65.8684
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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
Sampled in this watershedTusket River At WILSON'S Bridge has documented fish occurrence data from Nova Scotia provincial freshwater fish surveys. The survey records 12 species from observation sampling within 10 km of this station.
Species include: Alewife (Gaspereau) (Alosa pseudoharengus), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), and 7 others.
- Alewife (Gaspereau) Alosa pseudoharengus
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- White Perch Morone americana
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 12 species
- from 12 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 10, 1979 – Sep 15, 1999
- 12 dated records