Hooded Lake in Inuvik Region: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Hooded Lake is listed under Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories. The surface lies 3 metres up. With some 27 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 2.0 km on foot. On size it sits at the modest end of our Inuvik Region list. The nearest place of any size is Inuvik, 512 km away. Further out sit Kugluktuk (589 km) and Norman Wells (739 km). You would be travelling a fair way to find the next one. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Hooded Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Inuvik Region include Arctic charr. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Hooded Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 7°C and February near -29°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late June. Open water usually runs from late June until about early October. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Hooded Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Nothing here settles the position at Hooded Lake for certain.