Cissy Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Cissy Lake in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador. It stands 505 metres above sea level. About 5.85 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The outline measures near 21 km, so local knowledge counts. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. The closest town, Labrador City, is 98 km distant. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 673 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Cissy Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Labrador City: brook trout, northern pike and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Cissy Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 13°C at the top of summer and -23°C at the bottom of winter. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late May. Ice usually gives way near late May, and forms again about late October. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Cissy Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Snow Lake, 2.2 km away. Check the position at Cissy Lake before loading the car.