Lac Guinee near Mistissini: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Guinee sits within Nord-du-Québec in Quebec. The surface lies 415 metres up. Around 10 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 2.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. Most waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Mistissini, 15 km off. Chibougamau is 79 km away, with Chapais at 114 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Guinee

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Guinee gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -20°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Expect Lac Guinee to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lac File Axe, 22 km away. Treat access at Lac Guinee as something to verify.