Yellowknife: Ice Fishing Cabin Experience & Fresh Fish Lunch
Yellowknife wild ice fishing lunch in cozy cabin or tent
You’ll get picked up from your Yellowknife hotel and head straight onto Great Slave Lake for real ice fishing with a local guide. Warm up in a tent or cabin while you try jigging for trout, then eat your own fresh-caught fish cooked right on the ice. Finish off with snowshoeing or making “mist” before heading back. It’s simple but unforgettable.
Step-by-step itinerary
Ice fishing and outdoor activities
- Pick up from Yellowknife hotels
- Fish inside warm tent or cabin
- Enjoy Great Slave Lake fish fry lunch
- Try snowshoeing or make mist with hot water
What’s included
Your day includes pickup from your Yellowknife hotel, all fishing equipment like rods and bait, time spent fishing inside a heated tent or cabin (depending on conditions), plus a wild-caught Great Slave Lake fish lunch cooked right there with potato salad and bread before returning home warmed up and full.
Times
- Every day 11:00 14:15
Information
Try ice fishing on Great Slave Lake near Yellowknife, warm up in a cozy cabin or tent, enjoy a wild fish lunch cooked right on the ice, with hotel pickup included.
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Traveler reviews
The experience
The first thing I noticed stepping out by Great Slave Lake was how the cold sort of nips at your nose, but not in a mean way. Just enough to remind you you’re somewhere real. Our guide, Ben, waved us over with that big parka and an even bigger grin. He’d already set up the warm tent (the cabin wasn’t ready yet, apparently it needs thicker ice, which made sense after he stomped on it to show us). I could hear someone’s laughter echoing across the white lake, muffled by snow.
We sat inside the tent with our rods, and Ben showed us how to jig for fish under the ice. The line felt oddly heavy in my mittens. There was this moment, maybe 40 minutes in, when everything went quiet except for the soft scrape of ice against metal and someone’s thermos lid popping open. I didn’t expect to feel so calm just sitting there waiting. When we finally pulled up a lake trout (not huge, but still), Ben cheered like it was his first catch too. He filleted it right there and tossed it onto a sizzling pan. The smell of fresh fish frying on the ice is something I’ll remember longer than most fancy restaurant meals.
Lunch was simple: hot fish, potato salad, a dinner roll. Nothing fancy but somehow perfect after sitting out in that crisp air. Someone tried to snowshoe after eating (I didn’t risk it, coordination isn’t my strong suit) and another guy made mist by throwing boiling water into the air. It froze instantly and everyone laughed like little kids. Honestly, I still think about that view from inside the tent: blue shadows stretching forever over white snow.
Top questions
Can I be picked up at my hotel?
You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 13 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you arrange it with the operator after booking. Pickup is about 30 minutes before departure.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 12 years). Children under 6 can't be included in the booking.
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
What kind of lunch is served during the tour?
You’ll have freshly caught wild fish from Great Slave Lake, cooked on site with potato salad and a dinner roll.
Do I need prior fishing experience?
No experience is needed. Guides supervise and help throughout the activity.
Is there a warm place to sit while fishing?
Yes, you’ll fish inside a heated tent or cabin depending on ice thickness and season.
When is the cabin available instead of tents?
The cabin is usually available from December 20th to March 31st when the ice is thick enough. Otherwise tents are used.
Are service animals allowed?
Yes, service animals are permitted on this tour.
Can anyone join regardless of fitness level?
The activity is suitable for all physical fitness levels.
Where does the fish come from?
The fish is freshly caught from Great Slave Lake during your tour. Kam Lake fish is not used for meals.
Operated by Destination NWT Ltd.. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
Prices and times updated 2 days ago
Yellowknife: Ice Fishing Cabin Experience & Fresh Fish Lunch
3h 30m · EN
from CA$ 163.64 per person
≈ US$ 117 in your currency
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