Kuhulu Lake, Nunavut: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Nunavut, Kuhulu Lake falls inside Nunavut. The bank is 188 metres above sea level. At 2.23 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs about 6.2 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nunavut list. Pond Inlet sits 212 km from here and is the nearest stop. Edmonton is the closest city, 2553 km away. If this one is busy: Marcil Lake (22 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Kuhulu Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Kuhulu Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance. Rocky edges hold food that silt bottoms do not.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 6°C on average, February about -30°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter locks it down, and late June brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late June and starts locking again about mid September. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Kuhulu Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Marcil Lake is 22 km distant. Confirm before you fish Kuhulu Lake.