Fishing Glacier Lake in Nunavut, Nunavut

• Overview

  Glacier Lake falls in in Nunavut. Elevation runs to 507 metres. At 11.49 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The shoreline runs to about 43 km, far more than one trip can cover. It sits higher than most water we list in Nunavut. Nearest town is Pangnirtung, 66 km off. After that come Iqaluit at 364 km and Clyde River at 445 km. More in the same country: Crater Lake at about 30 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Glacier Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On Glacier Lake that means starting tight and working out. Rain totals near 548 mm, with the dry end in January.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 4°C; the cold one sits at -26°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early July. Open water usually runs from early July until about mid September. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Glacier Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Crater Lake, 30 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Glacier Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.