Fishing Concession Lake in Nunavut, Nunavut

• Overview

  Out in Nunavut, sits Concession Lake. Elevation runs to 484 metres. At roughly 10.44 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. With about 32 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. It sits higher than most water we list in Nunavut. Kugluktuk is the closest place, 282 km off. Beyond it, Yellowknife at 388 km and Behchokǫ̀ at 390 km. Within easy reach: Contwoyto Lake within 33 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Concession Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Work Concession Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 12°C on average, January about -30°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. After mid June the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near mid June, freeze-up near early October: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Concession Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Contwoyto Lake, 33 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Concession Lake as something to verify.