Fishing Lac Chard in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, sits Lac Chard. It lies 370 metres above sea level. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Chibougamau, 56 km off. Mistissini is 70 km away, with Chapais at 90 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chard

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Work Lac Chard in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -20°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Lac Chard regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac des Sizerins, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Chard in what we hold.