They spawn in the fall months. These fish generally swim into bays during the summer months when there's not as much ice on the water. In the fall, the female lays her eggs on rocky areas in shallow waters. These fish don't seem too protective of their offspring. They don't build a nest, and they don't stick around for the eggs to hatch.
Arctic char are generally carnivorous.
They feed on shrimp, aquatic insects, and crawfish. They don't generally eat other fish, but do also like plankton. Arctic char are also favorite meals of many polar bears, whales, sharks and seals. So these fish need to watch their surroundings at all times. Inc. Pagewise makes no representations about the content published on this site.