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

• Overview

  Lac du Lycopode is one of the Nord-du-Québec listings for Quebec. Around the bank it is taiga. About 1.52 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The margin runs to about 8.4 km in total. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Godefroy sits 192 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saguenay sits 440 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lycopode

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Lac du Lycopode before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -24°C in January up to 13°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late May. In an average year the thaw lands around late May and the freeze near late October. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac du Lycopode around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Conflans at 7 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Lycopode.