Fishing in Kitikmeot & Central Arctic

1. Kiglavaq River (Arctic Char)

Kugluktuk area, Kitikmeot

The Kiglavaq River offers excellent Arctic char fishing in a stunning tundra setting near Kugluktuk. The short, powerful run produces large, brilliantly coloured char averaging 5-10 pounds. Fly-in lodges provide access to this premier char fishery.

2. Cambridge Bay Area (Arctic Char, Lake Trout)

Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island

The Cambridge Bay area on Victoria Island offers Arctic char and lake trout fishing in the waters around this central Arctic community. The Ekalluk River area provides excellent char fishing with good accessibility.

3. Ekalluk River (Arctic Char)

Ekalluk River, near Cambridge Bay

The Ekalluk River offers world-class Arctic char fishing near Cambridge Bay. The river's short, productive run produces large char in spectacular Arctic scenery. One of the most accessible char rivers in Nunavut.

4. Kugluktuk Area (Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling)

Kugluktuk (Coppermine), Arctic coast

The Kugluktuk area offers Arctic char and Arctic grayling fishing in the Coppermine River and surrounding waters. The community provides services and guiding for anglers exploring the Kitikmeot region.

5. Coppermine River (Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling)

Coppermine River, near Kugluktuk

The lower Coppermine River offers Arctic char and Arctic grayling fishing near its outlet to the Arctic Ocean at Kugluktuk. A scenic river with excellent char runs in July and August.

6. Bathurst Inlet (Arctic Char)

Bathurst Inlet area, Kitikmeot

Bathurst Inlet offers Arctic char fishing in a spectacular Arctic fiord setting. The inlet's tidal waters and river mouths host healthy char runs. The historic Hudson's Bay Company post adds cultural interest.

7. Burnside River (Arctic Char)

Burnside River area, Bathurst Inlet

The Burnside River flows into Bathurst Inlet offering excellent Arctic char fishing. A remote tundra river with spectacular scenery and healthy char populations.

8. Back River (Arctic Char, Lake Trout)

Lower Back River, Kitikmeot

The lower Back River offers Arctic char and lake trout fishing in one of Canada's most remote river systems. Flowing into Chantrey Inlet, this river provides true wilderness fishing.

9. Gjoa Haven Area (Arctic Char)

Gjoa Haven, King William Island

The Gjoa Haven area offers Arctic char fishing in the waters around King William Island. The community is historically significant as the site where Roald Amundsen completed the Northwest Passage.

10. Taloyoak Area (Arctic Char)

Taloyoak (Spence Bay), Boothia Peninsula

The Taloyoak area offers Arctic char fishing in the rivers and lakes of the Boothia Peninsula. The community provides access to the northern reaches of the Kitikmeot region.

11. Kugaaruk Area (Arctic Char)

Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay), Gulf of Boothia

The Kugaaruk area offers Arctic char fishing in the Pelly Bay region of the Kitikmeot. The community provides access to remote char rivers flowing into the Gulf of Boothia.

12. Victoria Island Lakes (Arctic Char, Lake Trout)

Victoria Island, Kitikmeot

The many lakes on Victoria Island offer Arctic char and lake trout fishing in a vast Arctic island setting. Access is primarily by float plane from Cambridge Bay.

13. Ferguson Lake (Victoria Island)

Ferguson Lake, Victoria Island

Ferguson Lake offers lake trout and Arctic char fishing on Victoria Island. A large lake with healthy fish populations in the central Arctic.

14. Wellington Bay (Arctic Char)

Wellington Bay area, Victoria Island

Wellington Bay on Victoria Island offers Arctic char fishing in the tidal waters and river mouths of the bay near Cambridge Bay.

15. Kitikmeot Coastal Waters (Arctic Char, Cod)

Kitikmeot coast, Coronation Gulf

The coastal waters of the Kitikmeot region along Coronation Gulf and Queen Maud Gulf offer Arctic char and Arctic cod fishing in the Arctic Ocean.