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

• Overview

  This water sits in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. Around 62 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. At about 5.1 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Labrador City lies 344 km from the water. Fermont lies 348 km off, Wabush another 350 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dumoncel

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac Dumoncel a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -25°C in January up to 13°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late May until roughly late October. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Lac Dumoncel.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Maisonnabe is 3.5 km off. Check the position on Lac Dumoncel before loading the car.