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History: Aylmer Lake
The Aylmer Lake area was the last undeveloped Canadian fishery above the treeline, sitting almost 227 air miles NE of Yellowknife and just south of the arctic circle.
In 1907, Ernest Thompson Seton, who was a prominent wildlife artist, author, and co-founder of the Boy Scouts, launched an expedition to the Northwest Territories and into Aylmer Lake. In July 2015, the Academy sent out “The Arctic Prairies Expedition II” expedition to retrace his route around this remote lake. The result of their research about Seton’s journey is chronicled in this film.
The land around Aylmer Lake is unique. Depending on the time you fly over the Tundra, the water can glow like molten gold. The eskers are sand embankments that link both land and water. Two-hundred-foot high eskers slash across the landscape – some 100 miles or longer. Eskers formed as a result of the rivers flowing within the glaciers that once covered this land. Aylmer Lake is the seventh largest lake in the Northwest Territories.
In 2000, Aylmer Lake Lodge opened – intended to serve primarily as a caribou camp. After being open for five years, the business was shuttered. In 2012, new life was breathed into the Lodge when we took over. With an exclusive allocation of over 1700 square kilometers of truly wild and remote lakes, Aylmer Lake Lodge became the home of amazing fishing. There has never been commercial fishing or First Nation’s sustenance fisheries on these lakes, and nearly no sport fishing before 2013.
KEVIN’S THOUGHTS
Plan your next arctic fishing trip to one of the best lake trout freestone rivers in Canada for a chance at the catch of a lifetime.
Freestone rivers make up the majority of the Northwest Territories barrenlands.
A Great Trip With Aylmer Lake Lodge
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PATTI’S RECIPES
Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Each tenderloin it will feed three people. For each tenderloin you will need: Ingredients 6 figs 1 large apple 1 medium onion 1 tsp Garam Masala Salt and pepper 2 cloves fresh garlic 1 tsp onion powder Avocado oil to coat tenderloin Sweet potatoes, diced Onions,...
Dill Dijon Baked Panko Lake Trout
Dill Dijon Baked Panko Lake Trout Adjust for the number of fillets you are cooking Ingredients Salt and pepper 6-8 ounce fillets of trout 2 cups flour for coating fish 4-6 eggs 2 tbsp mayonnaise 4 cups Panko Coating 2 tbsp dry mustard 2 tbsp mustard seeds crushed 2...
Baked Pecan or Almond Lake Trout
Baked Pecan or Almond Lake Trout Adjust for the number of fillets you are cooking. 1/2 cup of pecans, or if you prefer, almonds 1/2 tsp of rosemary (with pecans) or ½ tsp thyme (with almonds) Salt and pepper 6-8 ounce fillets of trout Eggs Flour Preheat oven to...