Lac Fleury, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac Fleury in Centre-du-Québec, Quebec. The bank is 513 metres above sea level. At 2.05 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The edge covers about 9.3 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Salluit is the closest place, 124 km off. Further out sit Puvirnituq (253 km) and Kinngait (332 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fleury

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Centre-du-Québec names brook trout, northern pike and lake chub. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Lac Fleury to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -25°C and July at about 9°C, the water has a wide range to work through. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late June. Averages suggest open water from about late June through to roughly early October. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lac Fleury fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Vaillant at 7.2 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Fleury for certain.