Pungak Lake, Nunavut: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Nunavut entry here is Pungak Lake, in Nunavut. The sea is 34 km distant. At 14.74 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. There is roughly 47 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. For a base, Rankin Inlet sits 159 km out. Then Baker Lake, 163 km, and Arviat, 353 km. Not far off: Kummel Lake a shade over 10 km and Fehet Lake about 18 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Pungak Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Pungak Lake repays a walk before the first cast. If a spot has produced once, it will produce again in similar conditions.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -32°C in January up to 11°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late June. Break-up near late June, freeze-up near early October: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Pungak Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Kummel Lake is 10 km off. Nothing on Pungak Lake should be assumed from this page alone.