Fishing at Lac du Gui, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Gui sits in Nord-du-Québec, out in Quebec. The surface lies 405 metres up. Roughly 40 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 4.7 km keeps the choices simple. For a base, Chibougamau sits 54 km out. It is 239 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Within a short run: 0.9 km away is Lac Mige, Lac Geneteau 1.4 km off, 1.6 km away is Lac Trivy, Lac des Aronias 1.8 km off and 1.8 km away is Lac Ussac. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Gui

  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. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for 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. Read Lac du Gui for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac du Gui regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Mige sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac du Gui is worth confirming on the day.