Fishing Lac Carci in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Carci belongs to Nord-du-Québec. Northern bush runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nord-du-Québec list. For supplies, Chibougamau is 58 km out. It is 248 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Carci

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac Carci where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lac Carci.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Astier at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac Carci should be assumed from this page alone.