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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Comencho in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The surface lies 357 metres up. Head to Chapais, 68 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 366 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Also within reach: Lac des Trois Iles within 11 km, Lac Caplan sits 12 km out, Lac Waposite within 13 km, Lac Cachisca sits 16 km out and Lac Opataca within 18 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Comencho

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Comencho fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -20°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Comencho more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac des Trois Iles is 11 km distant. Treat Lac Comencho as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.