HUDSON BAY, NUNAVIK & LABRADOR FISHING MAP — REMOTE RIVERS & LAKES
Fishing Hot Spots
From Churchill and the trophy brook trout rivers of the Hudson Bay lowlands, to James Bay at Moosonee, the giant lakes of northern Quebec, the Arctic char and salmon rivers of Nunavik, and the wild salmon and brook trout waters of Labrador. Tap any star or dot to see what it is and what to fish there.
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Parks & rules
Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.
Lake guides for this map
Month-by-month patterns, fish, ramps and rules for each water:
Fishing Hot Spots by area
Remote rivers, lakes and bays. Tap one to fly to it on the map.
Brook trout, Arctic char and wild salmon at the edge of the Arctic
This is some of the wildest fishing left in North America. The rivers running into Hudson Bay, like the Gods River in Manitoba and the Sutton River in Ontario, are famous for giant brook trout, and Labrador's Minipi Lake grows brook trout of 5 to 8 pounds that rise to dry flies. Farther north, the Koksoak and George rivers of Nunavik and the bays around Nain hold Arctic char and Atlantic salmon.
Almost all of this water is reached by float plane with a licensed lodge or outfitter, and much of it is polar bear country. A few spots, like the Pinware River on the Labrador Straits and the Moose River at Moosonee (by train), can be reached on your own.
Rules: each province sells its own licence, and non-residents usually must fish with a licensed outfitter or guide in the far north and in Labrador. Many waters are catch-and-release or fly fishing only. Check the provincial regulations and your lodge before you go.
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Map sources & checks
- Coverage
- Hudson Bay, Nunavik & Labrador. Mapped features come from public datasets and can be incomplete or out of date: a missing reef, ramp or wreck does not mean it is not there.
- Map data
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — retrieved October 7, 2026
- World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC & IUCN), Protected Planet — retrieved October 7, 2026 (license: Protected Planet terms)
- Hot spots
- 18 hot spots, each with its own source (tap any star to see it): point on an OpenStreetMap river or lake line (general location) (10), OpenStreetMap/Nominatim named place (general position, not a pinpoint) (4), OpenStreetMap mapped feature (3), OpenStreetMap boat ramp (1).
- Protected areas
- 36 protected areas from the official list above, drawn in dashed red. Fishing rules inside them are set by the managing agency; check with them before you fish.
- Chart layers (Charts button)
- GEBCO ocean depth and OpenSeaMap buoys, lights and markers. GEBCO and OpenSeaMap are useful references, not official navigation charts.
- Weather & tides
- See Weather & Tides for this area: Open-Meteo weather and marine models. Tides here are estimated from a global sea-level model, not official tide tables.
- Dates
- This page last updated October 15, 2026. Each dataset keeps its own retrieval date, shown above.
⚠️ Planning reference only, not for navigation. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts, and proper safety gear before heading out.
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