Highland Lake Fishing in Nunavut, Nunavut

• Overview

  Set in Nunavut, Highland Lake is a Nunavut water. Height above sea level is 55 metres. At about 8.3 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Most waters listed here for Nunavut are larger. The closest town, Cambridge Bay, is 227 km distant. The big place round here is Edmonton, 1653 km distant. Near neighbours include: Arlone Lake a shade over 5 km and Harper Lake lies 19 km on. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Highland Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish Highland Lake to its features, not to its size. Sudden pressure changes tend to shut fish down for a few hours.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -32°C and July at about 11°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late June. Averages suggest open water from about late June through to roughly early October. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Highland Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Arlone Lake at 5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Highland Lake for certain.