Clive Lake Fishing in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  Within North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, you have Clive Lake. The setting is boreal forest. Surface area runs to some 64.23 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. It is among the larger waters listed here for North Slave Region. Behchokǫ̀ is the closest place, 149 km off. It is 1117 km to Edmonton, the nearest city. Close neighbours run: Bartlett Lake 30 km off and Lac la Martre after 48 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Clive Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for 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. Take Clive Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -25°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about late October in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Clive Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Bartlett Lake at 30 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Clive Lake before loading the car.