Toad Lake Fishing in North Slave Region, Northwest Territories

• Overview

  Set in North Slave Region, Toad Lake is a Northwest Territories water. It stands 337 metres above sea level. About 4.32 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. You have roughly 27 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. Yellowknife is the closest place, 137 km off. Edmonton sits 1024 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Toad Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for North Slave Region list Arctic grayling, lake trout and slimy sculpin. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Toad Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -28°C to 15°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late May. Ice usually gives way near late May, and forms again about mid October. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Toad Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. McKinlay Lake sits 21 km off and takes the overflow. Where Toad Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.