Lac Delmothe in Nord-du-Québec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Delmothe is set in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Everything around it is boreal forest. Around 18.47 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Some 74 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It ranks high for size among our Nord-du-Québec listings. The nearest town is Fermont, 159 km away. Further out sit Labrador City (166 km) and Wabush (170 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Delmothe

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Delmothe fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 14°C for July and -24°C for January. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about late May to late October. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Delmothe runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Meurnay, 5.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac Delmothe should be assumed from this page alone.