Tatinnai Lake in Nunavut: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Tatinnai Lake in Nunavut. Height above sea level is 208 metres. At roughly 186.17 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. On our Nunavut list it sits near the top for size. Start from Arviat, 196 km down the road. Further out sit Rankin Inlet (361 km) and Baker Lake (388 km). Nearby, in order: Longpre Lake (24 km) and Hopton Lake 49 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Tatinnai Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read Tatinnai Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. The mouth of any inflow is worth an hour after rain.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -29°C in January to roughly 11°C in August. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Winter locks it down, and mid June brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about mid June through to roughly mid October. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That shapes the year on Tatinnai Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Longpre Lake, 24 km away. For Tatinnai Lake in particular, ask before you travel.