CaribouCreek Fishing in Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  Set in Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, this is CaribouCreek. This is sage and rock ground. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Northwest Territories listings. The closest town, Inuvik, is 26 km distant. For a city, Anchorage is 1089 km off. Not far off: Campbell Lake lies 8.7 km on, Dolomite Lake about 17 km, Shell Lake lies 20 km on, Boot Lake about 25 km and Duck Lake lies 25 km on. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on CaribouCreek

  Our records hold no depth for this water. After rain the colour clears from the surface first, so fish the edges. Slack water behind an obstruction is worth more than open current. Inuvik Region records list Arctic charr among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On CaribouCreek the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 14°C, with January the cold end at about -28°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice takes the slower stretches in winter; by early June the whole run is open again. Break-up sits around early June on average, with the water closing again about mid October. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing CaribouCreek regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Campbell Lake sits 8.7 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about CaribouCreek if anything is unclear.