Fishing Beauparlant Lake in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  Within North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, you have Beauparlant Lake. The water sits 453 metres up. At roughly 14.43 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. Some 53 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It is high ground by Northwest Territories standards. Yellowknife lies 259 km from the water. Then Behchokǫ̀, 274 km, and Kugluktuk, 386 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Beauparlant Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Beauparlant Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -29°C and July at about 13°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early June. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at mid October. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Beauparlant Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Newbigging Lake at 15 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Beauparlant Lake if anything is unclear.