Fishing in Nunavut
Click a region to explore top fishing spots, species, and local tips.
Nunavut is Canada's last fishing frontier. World-class Arctic char in pristine tundra rivers, trophy lake trout, and some of the most remote angling on Earth across the vast Arctic landscape.
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Baffin Island & Qikiqtaaluk
Iqaluit, Pond Inlet, Soper River, Nettilling Lake, Koukdjuak -- Arctic char, lake trout
Kivalliq (Hudson Bay Coast)
Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, Arviat, Chesterfield Inlet, Wager Bay -- Arctic char, brook trout
Kitikmeot & Central Arctic
Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Kiglavaq River, Bathurst Inlet -- Arctic char, lake trout
High Arctic Islands
Ellesmere Island, Resolute, Lake Hazen, Grise Fiord, Eureka -- Arctic char, Arctic grayling
Keewatin Interior
Thelon River, Kazan River, Dubawnt Lake, Back River, Aberdeen Lake -- Arctic char, lake trout, grayling
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