Lac du Megot Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, sits Lac du Megot. Elevation runs to 393 metres. With some 32 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.7 km keeps the choices simple. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Chibougamau, 59 km out. Chapais is 62 km away, with Mistissini at 117 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Megot

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lac du Megot decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac du Megot runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Fishing from a pier is possible 1 km away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Huez, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac du Megot is worth confirming on the day.