Fishing at Lac de la Besace, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, sits Lac de la Besace. The setting is boreal forest. Roughly 2.36 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The shoreline runs about 8.8 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. 36 km away sits Chibougamau, the nearest town. For a city, Saguenay is 263 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Besace

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. 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. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Lac de la Besace as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac de la Besace.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Croe, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac de la Besace if anything is unclear.