Fishing at Meg Lake, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  Meg Lake lies in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories. The land about it is open dry country. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our North Slave Region list holds plenty of bigger water. Yellowknife sits 4.2 km from the bank. Further out sit Behchokǫ̀ (95 km) and Hay River (193 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Meg Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. North Slave Region records list Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Meg Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -26°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Climate figures give an open season running late May to late October. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Meg Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Kam Lake, 1.1 km away. For Meg Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.