Fishing at Jamesee Lake, Nunavut, Nunavut

• Overview

  Jamesee Lake is a Nunavut water, in Nunavut. The surroundings are dry rangeland. It covers about 70.20 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. There is far more edge than the surface area suggests, thanks to the arms. It is low-lying compared with other Nunavut water we list. Cambridge Bay is the closest place, 76 km off. After that come Gjoa Haven at 338 km and Kugluktuk at 494 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Jamesee Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. On Jamesee Lake a short move beats a long cast. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 6°C; by February the average is down near -33°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late June. Ice usually gives way near late June, and forms again about late September. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Jamesee Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Enrigosie Lake is 8.1 km distant. For Jamesee Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.