Lac de la Moraine, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Moraine in the Nord-du-Québec part of Quebec. It stands 364 metres above sea level. It measures about 56 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 4.4 km in total. You are 39 km from Chapais. Then Chibougamau, 61 km, and Waswanipi, 79 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Moraine

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The near bank of Lac de la Moraine is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -20°C on the long-run figures. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Lac de la Moraine.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac en Coude is 3.4 km distant. Treat access at Lac de la Moraine as something to verify.