Fishing at Lac Guers, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Guers is a Nord-du-Québec water, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 234 metres. At 51.78 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The form is ragged, which puts a lot of structure within casting range. It is among the larger waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec. Kuujjuaq lies 117 km from the water. Further out sit Nain (324 km) and Labrador City (514 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Guers

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Nord-du-Québec: Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Guers gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -24°C to 11°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Break-up comes around early June, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at late October. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac Guers rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Vendremur at 12 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Guers, the notice at the access point is the final word.