Fishing Lodge on Great Slave Lake, NWT
"The five waters – Great Slave, Stark & Murky Lakes, the Stark & Snowdrift Rivers – which one can reach from Frontier must be ranked among the world’s greatest angling waters. Each has a unique fishing experience to offer; each has its own special memory it will leave you with. The sparkling leap of a grayling at the end of your flyline, the great surge of a striking pike, the burnished shadow of a huge lake trout as he comes reluctantly to the surface, are all accessible memories.
The lodge is also a locale of relaxation, comfortable accommodations, generous and excellent meals, and helpful and warm people. It is there, waiting to be discovered by you. By all means have at it."
Fishing lodge located in Canada’s spectacular Northwest Territories on the east arm of Great Slave Lake, just below the Arctic Circle. The fishing, of course, is legendary; northern pike, lake trout, arctic grayling, and whitefish.
This lodge is a going concern, showing good revenue and generally booked in advance. Over 18 buildings; main lodge, conference building, 7 guest cabins with full bathroom, 5 staff buildings also with full bathrooms, 6 outbuildings all located on 7 deeded acres (3 ha) and a 1.7 acre lease (.7 ha). Large gravel dock to accommodate float planes. 16 aluminum boats, 18 outboards, lots of large equipment, tools, virtually everything required to carry on at the same capacity.
Tourism licence is for 30 guests at one time although they keep the numbers at 20-24. Guests start arriving around the first week June, just after the ice out and running through August. Guests fly to Yellowknife and are transported to the lodge from there by charter using either float or wheel aircraft.
Great Slave Lake is located in the Northwest Territories. It is the second largest lake entirely within Canadian borders, the fifth largest in North America, and the tenth largest in the world. With a maximum depth of 614 m, it is also North America’s deepest lake. Two arms, referred to as the North and East arms, extend from the lake.
As with Canada’s other large, northern lakes, Great Slave Lake straddles the boundary between the ancient rocks of the Canadian Shield and the younger Interior Platform. This location influences the character of the lake. The East Arm, which lies in the shield, is distinguished by numerous islands, complex shorelines, and great depths. At 614 m in Christie Bay, Great Slave Lake is deeper than any other glacial lake in North America or Europe
Early fisheries researchers divided Great Slave Lake into three areas based on distinctive fish populations: a central open area, the long North Arm, and the East Arm. The dominant fish species, such as lake whitefish, lake trout,, and cisco, are generally found throughout the lake, with some variations. For example, lake whitefish avoid the deepest bays, but thrive in relatively cool, shallow waters. Lake trout and grayling are most abundant in the East and North arms. Shallow, warm, muddy waters on the southern shore and in the tip of the North Arm, near Behchokö, provide rich habitat for goldeye, white suckers, and walleye.
Great Slave Lake lies south of the treeline, within the northern boreal fores, and in the transitional space between woodlands and tundra. Jack pine and spruce are dominant species, with the most thickly wooded areas nearest to the shore. The lake has a moderating influence on the local climate, enabling a longer growing season than in regions farther from its waters. In general, Great Slave Lake begins to freeze over in late November and the ice remains until mid-to-late May. By mid-June the water is open, and mid-summer is the calmest time on the lake.
- 7 log guest cabins with complete bathrooms
- 5 staff cabins for the manager, hostess, baker, cook and guides
- main building with kitchen and dining room to accommodate 36
- conference building with stone fireplace, kitchen, 7 bedrooms, 2 full baths and 2 - 1/2 baths
- other buildings; sauna, store, laundry, generator, motor storage, fish cleaning, etc.
Fishing Boats – 16 Alumarine Sea Scout 18’ Boats
Motors – 18 Mercury 40 H.P. 4 stroke Motors
Freighter Boat – 1 – 18’ Jon Boat complete with 60/40 Mercury outboard jet
Freighter Boat – 1 – 18’ Lund Boat complete with 25 H.P. Mercury outboard
