Goodspeed Lake Fishing Guide, South Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  Northwest Territories holds Goodspeed Lake, in South Slave Region. Dry rangeland runs right down to the water. At 20.43 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. You have roughly 227 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. Yellowknife sits 256 km from the bank. The big place round here is Edmonton, 1086 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Goodspeed Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across South Slave Region: Arctic grayling, lake trout, Arctic charr and slimy sculpin. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Goodspeed Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 15°C in July and bottoms out near -29°C in January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early June. Average temperatures cross freezing around early June in spring and again near mid October in autumn. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Goodspeed Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Bedford Lake is 11 km off. Confirm access to Goodspeed Lake locally before you travel.