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

• Overview

  Lac Carreau is set in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The bank is 427 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 20 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 2.0 km, and most of it is walkable. Most waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec are larger. For supplies, Chibougamau is 51 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 248 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Carreau

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Carreau a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Lac Carreau.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac de la Barbiche sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac Carreau locally before you travel.