Fishing Lac Fleury in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Fleury is one of the Nord-du-Québec waters in Quebec. The surroundings are boreal forest. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Chibougamau, 1.4 km away. Chapais lies 38 km off, Mistissini another 65 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fleury

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Fleury that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -20°C for January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Lac Fleury.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You will be walking about 990 m from the nearest car park. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac North sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac Fleury locally before you travel.