Fishing Lac de l'Anomalie in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Anomalie lies in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The setting is northern bush. The water covers some 47 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 3.4 km on foot. Chapais lies 36 km from the water. Beyond it, Chibougamau at 58 km and Waswanipi at 79 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Anomalie

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Nord-du-Québec: Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac de l'Anomalie rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -20°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac de l'Anomalie to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac en Coude, 3.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac de l'Anomalie is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.