Great Bear Lake home of monster fish of mythic proportionsGreat
Bear Lake monster fish By Ed Struzik, edmontonjournal.com But
when she and her colleagues netted a 23-kilogram lake trout in
Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories recently, she
admits she was a bit wide-eyed when the fish appeared to be
nearly as long as she is tall, which is not small. “It was a big
fish,” says Chavarie who more than capable of pulling her
weight. “But the Dene people in DeLine, the village on the shore
of Great Bear, have caught fish that are much bigger than that
one.” That may sound like a tall tale. The biggest lake trout in
Alberta, which was caught in Cold Lake more than 80 years ago,
was about the same size as the one Chavarie netted. Alaska’s
biggest lake trout came close, but it was just 21 kilograms.
Great Bear is known for its monster fish. In 2000 American
sportsman Matt Cornell’s 35.7-kilogram behemoth established an
angling record that has not been broken since. However, DeLine
resident George Kenny got a bi