Davis Lake, Northwest Territories: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Davis Lake is one of the North Slave Region listings for Northwest Territories. The setting is dry open country on every side. Roughly 1.29 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. On size it sits at the modest end of our North Slave Region list. Supplies mean a trip to Behchokǫ̀, 180 km off. It is 1212 km to Edmonton, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Davis Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across North Slave Region, recorded fish include Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Davis Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -30°C to 14°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late May. Climate figures give an open season running late May to mid October. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Davis Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Savoy Lake, 3.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Davis Lake should be assumed from this page alone.