Lac en Chenille Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Lac en Chenille is a Quebec water. The bank is 417 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Chibougamau sits 65 km out. Chapais lies 82 km off, Mistissini another 108 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Chenille

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Lac en Chenille should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac en Chenille rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac Poix, 1.2 km out. For Lac en Chenille, the notice at the access point is the final word.