Lac Apimitaukach Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Apimitaukach sits within Nord-du-Québec in Quebec. Elevation runs to 236 metres. Roughly 5.04 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 22 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. The closest town, Waskaganish, is 142 km away. Saguenay sits 588 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Apimitaukach

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac Apimitaukach repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 15°C in July and bottoms out near -21°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. From about mid May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Lac Apimitaukach more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Uskan Kapiwakateko is 5.2 km off. Rules at Lac Apimitaukach are worth checking on the day.