Fishing at Usiariaq Lake, Nunavut, Nunavut

• Overview

  This water sits in Nunavut. The bank is 233 metres above sea level. At 25.50 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The outline measures near 44 km, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. For a base, Naujaat sits 75 km out. Further out sit Coral Harbour (362 km) and Igloolik (385 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Usiariaq Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Usiariaq Lake repays a walk before the first cast. A change of depth of a foot can change the day.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 8°C in July and bottom out at -31°C in February. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early July. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early July and starts locking again about late September. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Usiariaq Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Imaqtuuq Lake, 28 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Usiariaq Lake locally before you travel.