Lac Cholmondely Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cholmondely lies in Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec. It sits in northern bush. This is sizeable water at about 2.70 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. With 7.9 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. The closest town, Nain, is 222 km away. Kuujjuaq follows at 231 km, then Labrador City at 450 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cholmondely

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Lac Cholmondely as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 11°C and January about -24°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. Average temperatures cross freezing around early June in spring and again near late October in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Cholmondely runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac Slanting is 17 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Cholmondely in what we hold.