Old Canoe Lake Fishing in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  Old Canoe Lake is listed under North Slave Region, Northwest Territories. It sits at 503 metres above sea level. At roughly 62.00 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. The outline is heavily broken, with arms and bays reaching well back from the main body. It ranks high for size among our North Slave Region listings. Yellowknife lies 184 km from the water. For a city, Edmonton is 1108 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Old Canoe Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. North Slave Region records list Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Old Canoe Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 14°C at the top of summer and -28°C at the bottom of winter. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early June. Ice clears near early June and comes back about mid October in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Old Canoe Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Camsell Lake at 18 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Old Canoe Lake before loading the car.