Campsall Lake in Nunavut: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Nunavut, sits Campsall Lake. The surface lies 149 metres up. This is big water, about 27.66 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. You have roughly 48 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. The closest town, Cambridge Bay, is 386 km distant. Further out sit Gjoa Haven (593 km) and Kugluktuk (608 km). There is no other water near enough to combine into a single trip. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Campsall Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Campsall Lake gives up more to patience than to distance. Approach from downwind so your line does not land ahead of you.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -34°C in February and 5°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early July. Averages place the thaw at early July and the freeze at mid September. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Campsall Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. None of that is settled for Campsall Lake in what we hold.