Humpy Lake Fishing Guide, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  You will find Humpy Lake in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories. It sits in open dry country. At 23.69 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. Some 65 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It is high ground by Northwest Territories standards. Some 244 km away sits Behchokǫ̀, the nearest settlement. Yellowknife is 250 km away, with Kugluktuk at 359 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Humpy Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across North Slave Region: Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Humpy Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 13°C, with January the cold end at about -29°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early June. Break-up near early June, freeze-up near mid October: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Humpy Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Angelique Lake, 3.8 km out. What applies at Humpy Lake may have changed since it was mapped.