Pukiq Lake, Nunavut: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Pukiq Lake belongs to Nunavut. Beyond the shoreline you have dry rangeland. Around 47.86 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. The outline measures near 121 km, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. Baker Lake sits 203 km from the bank. For a city, Saskatoon is 1323 km off. Near neighbours: McRae Lake some 34 km off, Pamiutuq Lake (40 km), Grant Lake some 46 km off, Akuttuaq Bay (47 km) and Tulemalu Lake some 55 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Pukiq Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read Pukiq Lake before you fish it and the day goes better. Change depth before you change bait.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 12°C and January near -31°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid June. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid June in spring and again near early October in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Pukiq Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try McRae Lake, 34 km away. Check the current arrangement for Pukiq Lake.