Arctic Char Instant

By late August, they sense the coming freeze. They fight their way back upstream, navigating rocky shallows and avoiding the scars of seal attacks to reach the deep, inland lakes before the rivers lock solid once more. A Transformation of Color

The Arctic char is often called "the pumpkin char" because of its dramatic seasonal transformation. Trekking for Pumpkin Char Above the Arctic Circle arctic char

For many Arctic char, life is a rhythmic pulse between the sheltered depths of freshwater lakes and the nutrient-rich expanse of the Arctic Ocean. By late August, they sense the coming freeze

As the lake ice cracks in early July, the "sea-run" char surge downriver. By late August