Lac Cri-Cri Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Cri-Cri in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. Surface area is around 15 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The whole outline is near 1.7 km, and most of it is walkable. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. Chibougamau sits 51 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 264 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cri-Cri

  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. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Cri-Cri a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Lac Cri-Cri more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Ovale sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Cri-Cri are worth checking on the day.