Fiddlers Lake, Northwest Territories: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Fiddlers Lake is set in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories. It stands 251 metres above sea level. Roughly 31 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is one of the smaller waters we list in North Slave Region. The closest town, Yellowknife, is 7.4 km away. The big place round here is Edmonton, 994 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Fiddlers Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for North Slave Region names Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Fiddlers Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -27°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about late October in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Fiddlers Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Long Lake at 3.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Fiddlers Lake for certain.