Fishing the Northwest Territories

The North West Territories encompass a vast tract of land that contains hundreds of miles of tundra and crystal clear rivers and lakes, many of which have never been fished before ! The North West Territories are characterized by two mammoth lakes, Great Bear Lake in the far north and Great Slave Lake. The territorial capital Yellowknife is on the north end of the shores of Great Slave Lake. Both these lakes offer world class Lake Trout fishing with numerous fish over fourty pounds. Action can be fast for these large, slow growing char.

Most of the lodges in the region are stressing catch and release for all trophy Lake Trout and Northern Pike. The cold waters of the north result in slow growth rates...a 40 pound fish will be nearly half a decade old!

The NWT also has some world class Grayling opportunities. Anglers toss small spinners or flies for these small beauties in crystal clear streams.

Fishing the Yukon

The Yukon, Canada's other Territory has much to tempt the traveling angler with. Much like the Northwest Territiories, the people are few and the fishing is fast. Bordered by Alaska inthe East and British Columbia to the South, the Yukon is well known for her pike, trout and grayling opportunities.

The Yukon, due to its close proximity to the Pacific Ocean, also has some salmon angling opportunities, most notably the Chinook Salmon fishing in the Yukon River. At 2,300 miles in length, the Yukon River can lay claim to being the second longest river in North America.