Lac Allatuurusiup Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Lac Allatuurusiup is a Quebec water. The water sits 161 metres up. At 17.35 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The shoreline runs to about 47 km, far more than one trip can cover. Few waters listed in Nord-du-Québec are bigger. Nearest town is Kuujjuaq, 248 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 1101 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Allatuurusiup

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Allatuurusiup gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 12°C, the coldest about -24°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early June. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Allatuurusiup runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Marcouard sits 11 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Allatuurusiup should be assumed from this page alone.