Lac Fenasse Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  The Nord-du-Québec end of Quebec holds Lac Fenasse. It stands 189 metres above sea level. At about 90 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The shoreline runs about 9.1 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. The town to know is Chisasibi, 166 km out. Saguenay sits 738 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fenasse

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Fenasse before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 14°C; by January the average is down near -22°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Fenasse.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Nudant, 7.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Fenasse for certain.