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

• Overview

  Out in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, sits Lac Chalis. Around the bank it is spruce and muskeg. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.7 km on foot. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. Waskaganish lies 91 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 617 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chalis

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac Chalis gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid May. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac Chalis more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Kawistisiuch is 4.6 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Chalis in what we hold.