Lady Grey Lake in South Slave Region: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lady Grey Lake is set in South Slave Region, Northwest Territories. It lies 313 metres above sea level. Head to Fort Smith, 124 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Yellowknife (266 km) and Hay River (285 km). Also worth knowing: Thekulthili Lake a touch under 26 km, Benna Thy Lake within 30 km and Kozo Lake a touch under 50 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lady Grey Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for South Slave Region names Arctic grayling, lake trout, Arctic charr and slimy sculpin. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lady Grey Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -26°C in January up to 16°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about late October in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Lady Grey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Thekulthili Lake is 26 km off. Check the position at Lady Grey Lake before loading the car.