Fishing Grizzle Bear Lake in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  You will find Grizzle Bear Lake in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories. It sits in dry rangeland. This is big water, about 21.06 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. Around 59 km of margin, so directions matter more than a general plan. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Northwest Territories listings. Head to Yellowknife, 206 km away, for anything you forgot. Behchokǫ̀ is 218 km and Hay River 403 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Grizzle Bear Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for North Slave Region include Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The near bank of Grizzle Bear Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 13°C and January near -29°C on the long-run figures. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early June. Ice usually gives way near early June, and forms again about mid October. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Grizzle Bear Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Drymeat Lake, 6.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Grizzle Bear Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.