Glacier Lake Fishing in Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  You will find Glacier Lake in Northwest Territories. Beyond the shoreline you have boreal forest. About 2.46 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. On size it sits at the modest end of our Northwest Territories list. Supplies mean a trip to Watson Lake, 233 km off. Fort Simpson lies 325 km off, Norman Wells another 357 km. Close by you have: Hole in the Wall Lake (36 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Glacier Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Glacier Lake repays a walk before the first cast. A slow retrieve near cover beats a fast one over open water.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 11°C; the cold one sits at -24°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Winter locks it down, and late May brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running late May to early October. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Glacier Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Hole in the Wall Lake, 36 km away. Where Glacier Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.