Walker Lake in Nunavut: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Walker Lake in Nunavut. The country round it is dry open country from end to end. This is big water, about 86.41 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. It sits higher than most water we list in Nunavut. Supplies mean a trip to Naujaat, 196 km off. The big place round here is Saskatoon, 1843 km distant. Neighbouring water: Pearce Lake about 39 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Walker Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. At Walker Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. Bright sun pushes fish under whatever cover exists.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 8°C at the top of summer and -33°C at the bottom of winter. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. After early July the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early July until about late September. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Walker Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Pearce Lake is 39 km off. What applies at Walker Lake may have changed since it was mapped.