Lac Amisquioumisca, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Amisquioumisca belongs to Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The water sits 301 metres up. At 30.39 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. Some 53 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. Size puts it in the front rank of our Nord-du-Québec list. The closest town, Waswanipi, is 81 km distant. Chapais lies 123 km off, Matagami another 127 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Amisquioumisca

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lac Amisquioumisca gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lac Amisquioumisca to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac de la Pinede Grise sits 15 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Amisquioumisca.