CANADA'S NORTH FISHING MAP — YUKON, NWT & NUNAVUT
Fishing Hot Spots
From the Yukon River at Whitehorse and the mountain lakes of Kluane, across Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake, home of the world-record lake trout, to the giant lakes of northern Saskatchewan and the Arctic char rivers of Nunavut. Tap any star or dot to see what it is and what to fish there.
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Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.
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Month-by-month patterns, fish, ramps and rules for each water:
Fishing Hot Spots by area
Big lakes and Arctic rivers. Tap one to fly to it on the map.
World-record lake trout and Arctic char under the midnight sun
Canada's North is where the biggest lake trout on Earth live. Great Bear Lake holds the all-tackle world record (72 pounds), and Great Slave Lake, Lake Athabasca, Tazin and Kasba lakes all grow trout of 30 pounds and more. Northern pike, Arctic grayling and inconnu (sheefish) fill the rivers, and in Nunavut the Arctic char run up rivers like the Tree River, home of the world-record char.
In summer the sun barely sets, so you can fish almost around the clock. Most of the famous water is reached by float plane with a licensed lodge, but Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik and Iqaluit all have fishing you can reach on your own.
Rules: each territory sells its own licence, many waters have trophy rules that ask you to release big lake trout, and fishing in national parks needs a park permit. Check the territorial regulations and your lodge before you go.
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