Keish Lake in Nunavut: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Keish Lake in Nunavut. The bank is 440 metres above sea level. Roughly 9.51 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. There is roughly 35 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. It is high ground by Nunavut standards. The closest town, Yellowknife, is 411 km away. Kugluktuk follows at 431 km, then Behchokǫ̀ at 450 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Keish Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. 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 Keish Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one. No other water in the state carries this name.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 12°C; the cold one sits at -30°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count the season from break-up, usually mid June. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid June until roughly early October. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Keish Lake more years than not.

• 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. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Outerring Lake, 22 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Keish Lake should be assumed from this page alone.