Arctic Grayling ice fishing in Canada

Arctic grayling take small jigs and flies fished mid-depth, often near inflowing water.

This is general guidance for the species, not advice for any one lake. Check the regulations for the lake you fish: limits, size rules and closures vary by lake.

Lakes where arctic grayling are recorded

87 lakes on this site have arctic grayling on record. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from hand-researched lists, British Columbia fish observations and Ontario stocking data, and are not complete. The largest lakes in each province are listed first.

Alberta

• Bistcho Lake, 411 km², near Chateh
• Namur Lake, 43.3 km², near Fort McMurray

British Columbia

Arctic Grayling ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record

• Atlin Lake, 589 km², near Carcross
• Gladys Lake, 73.3 km², near Carcross
• Tutshi Lake, 52.2 km², near Carcross
• Tuya Lake, 31.2 km², near Dease Lake
• Moberly Lake, 28.9 km², near Chetwynd
• Cry Lake, 24.6 km², near Dease Lake
• Hall Lake, 17 km², near Carcross
• Muncho Lake, 15.3 km², near Fort Nelson
• Deadwood Lake, 13.5 km², near Watson Lake
• Fantail Lake, 11.1 km², near Carcross
• Gwillim Lake, 10.9 km², near Tumbler Ridge
• Racine Lake, 10.9 km², near Carcross
• Nome Lake, 10.2 km², near Upper Liard
• Tachilta Lakes, 9.6 km², near Dease Lake
• Dall Lake, 9.52 km², near Dease Lake
• Klinkit Lake, 9.17 km², near Upper Liard
• Kedahda Lake, 8.39 km², near Dease Lake
• Cold Fish Lake, 8 km², near Iskut
• Chismaina Lake, 6.27 km², near Dease Lake
• Prairie Lake, 5.18 km², near Dease Lake
• Nakina Lake, 4.84 km², near Dease Lake
• Lindeman Lake, 4.61 km², near Carcross
• Hluey Lakes, 4.53 km², near Dease Lake
• Swift Lake, 4.45 km², near Carcross
• Trout Lake, 4.41 km², near Carcross

Manitoba

Arctic Grayling ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record

• Nueltin Lake, 1,920 km², near Arviat
• Nejanilini Lake, 291 km², near Churchill
• Big Sand Lake, 248 km², near Thompson
• Egenolf Lake, 89.4 km², near Churchill
• Munroe Lake, 88.5 km², near Churchill
• McGavock Lake, 31.1 km², near Pelican Narrows
• South Knife Lake, 30.1 km², near Churchill
• Kasmere Lake, near Thompson
• North Knife Lake, near Churchill

Northwest Territories

• Great Bear Lake, 30,500 km², near Deline

Nunavut

• Baker Lake (NU), 1,660 km², near Baker Lake
• Kasba Lake, 1,330 km², near Baker Lake

Saskatchewan

• Reindeer Lake, 5,440 km², near Pelican Narrows
• Wollaston Lake, 2,270 km², near Pelican Narrows

Yukon

Arctic Grayling ice fishing in Yukon: all lakes on record

• Kluane Lake, 398 km², near Haines Junction
• Teslin Lake, 356 km², near Carcross
• Lake Laberge, 198 km², near Whitehorse
• Tagish Lake, near Carcross
• Bennett Lake, near Carcross

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