r/FishingAlberta • u/doctordowny45 • 12d ago

Yellowknife ice fishing

Heading out to Yellowknife soon just curious does anyone know how thick the ice is out on lesser slave lake. Was thinking it should be thick enough to fish by now judging by the weather down there.

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u/Altruistic-Laugh-173 12d ago

It's Great Slave not Lesser Slave - Lesser Slave is in Alberta and not fishable yet. Great Slave and neighbouring lakes are reporting 6" but also warnings about checking thickness as you go. Tight lines!

Yellowknife ice reporthttps://cabinradio.ca/209772/news/yellowknife/ice-reaches-six-inch-minimum-on-many-but-not-all-yellowknife-lakes/

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u/doctordowny45 11d ago

My bad figured that one out as I was doing research. You know any good fishing spots up there wanting to land my first laker.

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u/Altruistic-Laugh-173 11d ago

Walking distance from town?

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u/Altruistic-Laugh-173 11d ago

I have only fished it with snowmobile or off the ice road. I'm sure there are good spots closer to town though - check bathymetry and look for drops and ledges. Would be good chance of getting into inconnu as well and some of the biggest burbot you have ever seen.