Lac Dumas, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Dumas is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. It sits in taiga country. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Fermont is the closest place, 148 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 543 km distant. Water in the same corner: Lac Meurnay at 6.8 km, Lac Grandiere out at 7.5 km, Lac Le Rageois at 9.8 km, Lac Delmothe out at 12 km and Lac Gamart at 15 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dumas

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Dumas gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 13°C; by January the average is down near -24°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late May. On average, late May opens the water and late October closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac Dumas.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Meurnay at 6.8 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lac Dumas.