Lac Ammaluttuuq in Nord-du-Québec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Nord-du-Québec end of Quebec holds Lac Ammaluttuuq. The coast is 24 km away. Around 30.92 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. The perimeter is close to 65 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. Few waters listed in Nord-du-Québec are bigger. Kuujjuaq is the closest place, 282 km off. It is 1320 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ammaluttuuq

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Lac Ammaluttuuq is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 11°C, with January the cold end at about -24°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice-out usually falls in mid June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near mid June, and forms again about late October. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Lac Ammaluttuuq by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Saint-Denis sits 20 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Ammaluttuuq for certain.