Fishing Tassijuak Lake in Nunavut, Nunavut

• Overview

  Look for Tassijuak Lake in the Nunavut part of Nunavut. The surface lies 73 metres up. At 69.04 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The water reaches back into a network of arms, each one worth a session of its own. Supplies mean a trip to Kugluktuk, 183 km off. Cambridge Bay is 280 km away, with Gjoa Haven at 652 km. Also on the doorstep: Tuttuturaq Lake at 59 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Tassijuak Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On Tassijuak Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session. Approach from downwind so your line does not land ahead of you.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between February at about -31°C and July at about 9°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Look for the thaw near late June; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late June and starts locking again about early October. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Tassijuak Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Tuttuturaq Lake, 59 km away. For Tassijuak Lake in particular, ask before you travel.