Fishing Lac Hugolin in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Hugolin is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The surface lies 268 metres up. Roughly 19 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.7 km on foot. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Nord-du-Québec. The closest town, Matagami, is 56 km away. It is 428 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hugolin

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Hugolin the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -19°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac Hugolin.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Delanglez, 4.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac Hugolin locally before you travel.