Fishing in Pingualuit National Park

Pingualuit National Park sits in the subarctic tundra of northern Nunavik, Quebec, centered on a 1. 4-million-year-old meteorite crater. The landscape is flat and open beyond the crater rim, and the park holds a network of lakes and rivers across that tundra.

Access is by floatplane — a roughly 20-minute Twin Otter flight from Kangiqsujuaq — which shapes everything about how you fish here. The main base for fishing is Manarsulik Lake, where the park's Manarsulik Camp sits.

You can fish directly in front of camp or range out from there. The Vachon River is the other primary water, reachable on foot from camp and woven into the hiking routes through the park.

Both open-water and ice fishing are available depending on season, and the park supports canoe and kayak travel on the lakes.

To fish inside Pingualuit, you need both your Quebec provincial fishing licence and a park fishing permit — the park requires you to contact them and sort out the permits before you depart, not on arrival.

Given the fly-in logistics, that's not a formality to leave until the last minute. Check with the park directly for current rules, as regulations can change. This is remote tundra fishing.

There are no roads, no drop-in options, and conditions can shift quickly. The park's guided itineraries build fishing into the broader experience of the crater and the landscape rather than treating it as a standalone pursuit.

If you're coming primarily to fish, that context matters — plan the permits, plan the access, and plan for weather that may rearrange your days.