Fishing Lac Edelin in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Edelin sits within Nord-du-Québec in Quebec. The country here is taiga. About 6.45 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. At about 37 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. It ranks among the bigger water on our Quebec list. Puvirnituq is the closest place, 118 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 1307 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Edelin

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Edelin that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -24°C in January and 11°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid June. Ice usually gives way near mid June, and forms again about late October. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Lac Edelin more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Couture, 21 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac Edelin.