Salt Lake in Nunavut: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Nunavut, is where Salt Lake sits. Height above sea level is 1 metres. Roughly 1.01 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 5.8 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Most waters listed here for Nunavut are larger. Head to Sanikiluaq, 63 km away, for anything you forgot. Saguenay is the closest city, 999 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Salt Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Salt Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in February up to 8°C in August. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, early June opens the water and mid November closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Salt Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Isaacs Lake, 24 km away. Nothing on Salt Lake should be assumed from this page alone.