Fishing Lac des Montagnes in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Montagnes falls in Nord-du-Québec, part of Quebec. Elevation runs to 271 metres. Around 13.01 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. The margin runs to about 22 km in total. Few waters listed in Nord-du-Québec are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Waskaganish, 197 km away. Mistissini follows at 199 km, then Waswanipi at 214 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Montagnes

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac des Montagnes for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -20°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac des Montagnes.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac Valiquette at 6.9 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac des Montagnes in what we hold.