Lac Ducasse Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ducasse lies in Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec. Boreal forest runs right down to the water. At 12.87 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. Few waters listed in Nord-du-Québec are bigger. Kuujjuaq is the closest town at 354 km. Labrador City is 368 km and Fermont 372 km. Near neighbours include: Lac Camdon (4 km), Lac Vimeux about 4.4 km, Lac Maravat (4.6 km), Lac Boly about 5.8 km and Lac Manuel (6.2 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ducasse

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Lac Ducasse should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 13°C for July and -25°C for January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late May. Break-up near late May, freeze-up near late October: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan any trip to Lac Ducasse around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Camdon at 4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Ducasse as something to verify.