Kirk Lake Fishing Guide, South Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  In Northwest Territories, Kirk Lake belongs to South Slave Region. The surface lies 374 metres up. Surface area runs to some 60.01 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. Its shape is complex, and the arms fish like separate waters. Nearest town is Yellowknife, 301 km off. The big place round here is Edmonton, 1158 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Kirk Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for South Slave Region names Arctic grayling, lake trout, Arctic charr and slimy sculpin. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Kirk Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 14°C at the top of summer and -29°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early June. Ice usually gives way near early June, and forms again about mid October. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Kirk Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Back Lake at 16 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Kirk Lake should be assumed from this page alone.