Another return to Great Slave Lake Northwest Territories. Every trip to this lake has been exceptional in its own way, and I have always felt a sense of being fortunate on the lake.
We had surprisingly good weather this year. We expected to have some windy days and cooler, possibly wet weather. Instead temperatures were 15 degrees above normal on average, with no wind. This of course made traveling across the lake easy on all days, the downside side is the lake is warmer than anyone has seen.
The warm water made the lake trout hold in 50’ or so of water, this slowed the catching on the fly significantly from what we have become accustomed to.
A few days before our departure our guide asked me what my expectations were. My answer was that I had none, I was going to enjoy the whole experience.
The anticipation and reminder of just how big a body of water this is always builds on the flight from Yellowknife to the lodge.
Good people and memories make this feel like coming home
No trout pictures this year, I have been totally spoiled…fish were caught, they fight incredibly hard and catching 6-10 lb fish is always a good time.
The scenery always inspires
Shore lunches
Our guide is a friend, he goes above and beyond for us
His boots and pants on the deck of the boat. This is after he had another guide help him drag the boat up a short river to access another lake so my fishing partner and I could fish for pike.
We saw musk ox on 4 out of 7 days, Northern Lights 3 nights in a row to end another great trip.
I am a lucky man
We had surprisingly good weather this year. We expected to have some windy days and cooler, possibly wet weather. Instead temperatures were 15 degrees above normal on average, with no wind. This of course made traveling across the lake easy on all days, the downside side is the lake is warmer than anyone has seen.
The warm water made the lake trout hold in 50’ or so of water, this slowed the catching on the fly significantly from what we have become accustomed to.
A few days before our departure our guide asked me what my expectations were. My answer was that I had none, I was going to enjoy the whole experience.
The anticipation and reminder of just how big a body of water this is always builds on the flight from Yellowknife to the lodge.
Good people and memories make this feel like coming home
No trout pictures this year, I have been totally spoiled…fish were caught, they fight incredibly hard and catching 6-10 lb fish is always a good time.
The scenery always inspires
Shore lunches
Our guide is a friend, he goes above and beyond for us
His boots and pants on the deck of the boat. This is after he had another guide help him drag the boat up a short river to access another lake so my fishing partner and I could fish for pike.
We saw musk ox on 4 out of 7 days, Northern Lights 3 nights in a row to end another great trip.
I am a lucky man
