Ajax Lake, Northwest Territories: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, is where Ajax Lake sits. The bank is 495 metres above sea level. It covers about 27.26 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. At about 83 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Northwest Territories listings. Yellowknife is the closest town at 337 km. Edmonton is the closest city, 1282 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ajax Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in North Slave Region include Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Ajax Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 12°C and January near -28°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid June. On average, mid June opens the water and early October closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Ajax Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Ursula Lake, 20 km away. Ask locally about Ajax Lake if anything is unclear.