Aventures Arctiques - Camp de Pêche de la Rivière Payne
About
The Payne River Fishing Camp is a remote Arctic fishing camp, Inuit-owned and operated since 1969, set above the treeline in Nunavik. Located on the 60th parallel, about 40 km upriver from the village of Kangirsuk on the Payne River — one of the main rivers flowing into Ungava Bay — it sits minutes from some of the best Arctic char fishing in North America. The all-inclusive 6-day package offers five full days of fishing, with a guide, motorized freighter canoe and permits, amid breathtaking Arctic scenery and abundant wildlife. Lodging is in heated cabins, with home-cooked meals, hot showers and satellite communications. The site is reached by air: a chartered Twin-Otter lands on a 335 m (1,100 ft) airstrip just behind the camp, after flights from Montreal to Kuujjuaq and Kuujjuaq to camp. Note: the camp is closed for renovations in 2025.
Packages
- Round-trip air transportation from Montreal to Kuujjuaq
- Round-trip air transportation from Kuujjuaq to camp (chartered Twin Otter)
- Shuttles to and from airports
- Coordination services in Kuujjuaq and home bound in Montreal
- Accommodations in a solid, heated cabin (electricity)
- Five full days of fishing
- Home-cooked meals prepared by the camp's cook
- Bedding and sleeping bags
- Hot showers and toilet facilities
- One guide with freighter canoe and outboard motor per two anglers
- Landing nets and life jackets
- Fishing permits
- Conservation and preparation of fish for home-bound transportation
- Fish boxes for transportation of fish
- Satellite telephone communications at camp
- All applicable taxes (federal, provincial and airport)
- Hotel accommodations in Montreal
- Fishing equipment
- Transportation of fish from Montreal to your final destination
- Insurance and items of a personal nature
- Tips to guides and camp staff
- Any costs other than those specified in the fishing package
Prices are set by the outfitter and can change without notice. Confirm rates and availability with them before you book.
Location & access
Rivière-Koksoak (47.4250, -73.3074)
Access : Fly-in
Fly-in access only. Guests arrive via round-trip flights from Montreal to Kuujjuaq, then Kuujjuaq to camp aboard a Twin-Otter chartered specifically for anglers, which lands (on wheels) on a 335 m (1,100 ft) airstrip a short distance behind the camp. The camp sits on the 60th parallel along the Payne River, about 40 km upriver from the village of Kangirsuk (Nunavik). Note: 'hydravion' is the directory vocabulary's only air mode — this is a wheeled Twin-Otter, not a floatplane.
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Data refreshed on September 21, 2026 · Québec tourism registry — no. 850330
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