Fishing Wabush Lake in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Set in Labrador City, Wabush Lake is a Newfoundland and Labrador water. The bank is 524 metres above sea level. At 315.63 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. There is far more edge than the surface area suggests, thanks to the arms. It is the biggest water on our Labrador City list. The town to know is Labrador City, 16 km out. For a city, Saguenay is 597 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Wabush Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Labrador City records list brook trout, northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Wabush Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -23°C to 13°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Look for the thaw near late May; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about late October. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Wabush Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lorraine Lake, 2.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Wabush Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.