Lac des Anopheles, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Anopheles falls in Nord-du-Québec, part of Quebec. It sits at 398 metres above sea level. Roughly 13 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 1.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nord-du-Québec list. 37 km away sits Chibougamau, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 261 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Anopheles

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac des Anopheles repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. The ice season is long here and the open one short. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac des Anopheles to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Vernet is 1.3 km off. Confirm access to Lac des Anopheles locally before you travel.