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

• Overview

  Lac Bellemant sits in Nord-du-Québec, out in Quebec. Land around it is spruce and muskeg. At some 7.69 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The perimeter is close to 62 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. It ranks among the bigger water on our Quebec list. You are 412 km from Labrador City. Beyond it, Fermont at 412 km and Wabush at 417 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bellemant

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Bellemant repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 14°C, with January the cold end at about -24°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After late May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late May to about early November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Bellemant rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Ossant, 14 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lac Bellemant before loading the car.