Fishing at Lac des Arpenteuses, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Arpenteuses is one of the Nord-du-Québec listings for Quebec. It stands 397 metres above sea level. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Nord-du-Québec standards. The nearest place of any size is Chibougamau, 65 km away. Chapais is 68 km away, with Leblanc at 121 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Arpenteuses

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Lac des Arpenteuses should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac des Arpenteuses fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Bourguinville, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac des Arpenteuses in particular, ask before you travel.