StreetLake Fishing Guide, South Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  Within South Slave Region, Northwest Territories, you have StreetLake. It sits at 310 metres above sea level. This is big water, about 15.19 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. There is roughly 78 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. Baker Lake sits 465 km from here and is the nearest stop. Yellowknife is 471 km and Fort Smith 514 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on StreetLake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across South Slave Region include Arctic grayling, lake trout and Arctic charr. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. StreetLake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -30°C in January up to 14°C in July. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near early June and comes back about mid October in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to StreetLake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Cruikshank Lake sits 13 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for StreetLake.