Amitut Lake Fishing Guide, Nunavut, Nunavut

• Overview

  Amitut Lake falls in in Nunavut. The water sits 1 metres up. At some 5.37 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. At about 39 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. Our Nunavut list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Naujaat, 14 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Coral Harbour (315 km) and Igloolik (363 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Amitut Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Take Amitut Lake a stretch at a time. Watch where fish top and note the time of day.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -31°C in January and 9°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late June. Ice usually gives way near late June, and forms again about early October. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Amitut Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Titittiaqtalik Lake is 10 km distant. For Amitut Lake in particular, ask before you travel.