Fishing Lac Duberger in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Duberger is a Nord-du-Québec water, Quebec side. What surrounds it is northern bush. At 2.59 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 16 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Mistissini is the closest place, 29 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 276 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Duberger

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Duberger fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 15°C, the coldest about -20°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Lac Duberger the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac des Canots at 9.7 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac Duberger before loading the car.