Lac Gujan Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Gujan lies in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The water sits 413 metres up. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec are larger. Some 65 km away sits Chibougamau, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Mistissini (84 km) and Chapais (96 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gujan

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Gujan gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It holds true on Lac Gujan more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Triac, 1.2 km out. Rules at Lac Gujan are worth checking on the day.