A Nunavut Nomad for Arctic Char.

One of the most remote communities within our Canadian arctic, this past summer I had the opportunity to travel north to Kugaaruk Nunavut. Little known and nothing written of the fishing there, during a month long work contract my hope was to explore the tundra at every chance, and find and catch some of the most incredibly beautiful fish on the planet. Immersed in Inuit life and culture, providing healthcare within a unique setting and wandering the land like a lone nomad, the experience and fishing was all truly exceptional. Fully story written here...


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Bunk.

Just an unbelievable commentary of your trip. You should be selling your adventures to prospective outdoor magazines. Thank you so much for sharing.

Yes truly unbelievable thanks for sharing awesome!!

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Originally Posted by wtrfowlr

Just an unbelievable commentary of your trip. You should be selling your adventures to prospective outdoor magazines. Thank you so much for sharing.

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Thanks man! But they'd have a hard time fitting in and paying for 130 some photos and three features worth of text. ;);) These fishing stories are what they are and that's what I think makes them work for most people.

Awesome adventure Bunk.

My wife did one of those medical sojourns up to Iqaluit with Health Canada...she was asked if her husband would like her to bring anything home with her. So before she left and they made sure she was carrying two frozen Arctic Char in her suitcase :)

Great adventure for sure and not one that many folks get the opportunity to partake in.

Thanks for posting....great story.

Believe that Mike! It's sooo good, seen a few others do that as well. Luckily had a cooler with me to fill up on this last trip. :)

Great story and photos - as always.

Sad to read the first hand reality of getting oneself fed in the north and the problems that plague these small, isolated communities - especially the kids smoking.

Nice pics thanks for posting

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Originally Posted by Wahoo

Great story and photos - as always.

Sad to read the first hand reality of getting oneself fed in the north and the problems that plague these small, isolated communities - especially the kids smoking.

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Well more than a decade working in what some might consider our third world Canada, there seems to always be something that makes ya go hmmmmm, and kinda scratch your head. Feeding "Canadians!" In this day and age..?

Considering the north communities are a much younger populace and growing more quickly than the rest of the country, there is much to worry about for their futures. Most can only hope for their next generations.

^Bunk, I had read other stories and seen video reports with the skids of soda pop that make it into these communities but to read your accounts of the 'addiction' (911 calls?) is worrisome. Good nutrition is not only necessary for physical well being but mental development as well. The overall health (by your numbers) seem to be way below average, is that accurate?

These communities, unless the majority can find something meaningful in their lives, seem doomed to mediocrity at best and lifelong misery at worse.

Good on you for having the fortitude to do what you do and being able to deal with it without becoming overwhelmed.

Well, the nurse on call in the community is not really 911. After hours the availability is supposed to exist for healthcare emergencies. While on-call (and it happened to pretty well every RN working at the time) I received two calls, with one after midnight, for sodie pop! Yeah, it's frustrating but maybe not anything to do with actual addiction. With a single can able to fetch likely $15-20, some may have just been shopping around for some buying and selling profits. lol.

Nutrition is absolutely horrible outside of the traditional foods consumed. Thankfully, there seems to be no shortage of game meats off the land. Best sellers at the store though, all junk food, and that sucks for the next generations coming up. I can't believe a bag of Mrs. Vickies (my favorite) was $10.59+ tax too. Doomed to misery and mediocrity I dunno. In trouble now and in the future to worsening health as a society and greater obstacles ahead, yes I believe that, unless things change.... Try and hope for the best, and do my part where I can. Having strong outlets like family and fishing to offset the emergency work done in the south and outpost in the north, has always made life easier at the end of any day.