Fishing at Lac Amarurtuup, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Amarurtuup falls in Nord-du-Québec, part of Quebec. It sits at 126 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 2.62 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. There is roughly 16 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Salluit is the closest town at 57 km. Saguenay sits 1525 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Amarurtuup

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Amarurtuup responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -25°C in January to roughly 11°C in July. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid June. Averages place the thaw at mid June and the freeze at mid October. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac Amarurtuup.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lacs Ujarasutjuapiliik is 13 km distant. Check the position on Lac Amarurtuup before loading the car.