Great Bear boasts the All Tackle World Records for lake trout and arctic grayling, as well as dozens of line class records. Great Bear Lake Lodge is where our two turbine Otters are stationed and therefore is our only lodge that offers daily fly out opportunities.
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Fishing from the ShoreThe best time for fishing is from just before sunrise to mid-morning or from early sundown until dark.
Lake Trout are a particularly difficult fish to catch because of their limited location. Lake Trout are only found in certain parts of North America, and only live in lakes or reservoirs. Lake Trout are the largest species of char. They can live from 20-50 years and can reaches sizes in excess of 45 kilograms.
Great Bear Lake is a lake in the boreal forest of Canada. It is the largest lake entirely in Canada, the fourth-largest in North America, and the eighth-largest in the world.
With a surface area of 31,328 km2, Great Bear Lake is the largest lake located entirely inside Canadian borders. It is also the fourth largest in North America and the eighth largest in the world. Water flows out of the lake into the Great Bear River, then into the Mackenzie River.
BEAR LAKE WHITEFISH AND BONNEVILLE WHITE FISH – These fish are indistinguishable beyond 10 inches in length. The Bonneville whitefish have gray-blue spots along their sides until they reach that size. These whitefish are elongated, relatively cylindrical fish.
It was formed by fault subsidence that continues today, slowly deepening the lake along the eastern side. In 1911 the majority of the flow of the Bear River was diverted into Bear Lake via Mud Lake and a canal from Stewart Dam, ending 11,000 years of separation between the lake and that river system.