Fishing Nowell Lake in Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  The Wabush entry here is Nowell Lake, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The surface lies 532 metres up. Surface area runs to some 13.92 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. With about 38 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. Across our Newfoundland and Labrador listings, few waters are bigger. For a base, Wabush sits 64 km out. It is 593 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Nowell Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Wabush include lake whitefish, Atlantic salmon and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Nowell Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 13°C; the cold one sits at -23°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Once it clears, about late May, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around late May in spring and again near late October in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Nowell Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Racey Lake, 9.3 km out. Confirm before you fish Nowell Lake.