North Pole Lake Fishing near Naujaat, Nunavut

• Overview

  North Pole Lake sits within Nunavut in Nunavut. Land around it is dry open country. Surface area runs to some 10.09 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. You have roughly 43 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. It lies lower than most water we list in Nunavut. For supplies, Naujaat is 30 km out. Beyond it, Coral Harbour at 326 km and Igloolik at 371 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on North Pole Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read North Pole Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 9°C and February near -31°C on the long-run figures. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Winter locks it down, and late June brings it back. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late June until roughly early October. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to North Pole Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Kuunguq Inlet is 6.9 km off. The position on North Pole Lake is worth confirming on the day.