Angajurjualuk Lake in Nunavut: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Angajurjualuk Lake in Nunavut. The bank is 135 metres above sea level. This is big water, about 204.78 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. There is far more edge than the surface area suggests, thanks to the arms. Few waters listed in Nunavut are bigger. 180 km away sits Pond Inlet, the nearest town. Igloolik is 220 km and Clyde River 387 km. Neighbouring water: Patlok Lake about 25 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Angajurjualuk Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On Angajurjualuk Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 6°C for July and -32°C for February. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early July. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early July and starts locking again about late September. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Angajurjualuk Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Patlok Lake, 25 km out. For Angajurjualuk Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.