Bras D Or Lake Salt Water. For sailors the Bras dOr is a paradise - subtle tides and hundreds of secluded coves and harbours to explore. The map also shows hotspots where our fishing junkies have caught lunkers and posted photos and stories.
Surrounded by rolling hills and dotted with islands the Bras dOr Lake UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is the heart of Cape Breton Island. Once in the Bras dOr Lakes cruising vessels can explore a vast area of salt water with virtually no fog little tide influence many anchorages and few navigational hazards. The Bras dOr Lake fishing map contains information about some of the best fishing spots this lake has to offer as well as the nearby cottages campgrounds and bait and tackle shops.
He said theres no reason to believe various shark species including the occasional great white dont ply the Bras dOr a 1000-square-kilometre saltwater estuary that has three passages to the Atlantic Ocean.
However its official geographic name is Bras dOr Lake as it is a singular entity. It varies widely in depth from generally shallow in the western part of the lake to 81 m 265 ft in East Bay to 280 m. It may be called a lake but this is really Canadas inland sea. The water has 60 the salinity of the ocean yet it supports both salt water and fresh water species.