Lac Ilursakallak near Inukjuak: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Ilursakallak belongs to Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Tidal water begins 13 km from here. Around 30 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 4.1 km, small enough to learn in a day. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. 31 km away sits Inukjuak, the nearest town. For a city, Saguenay is 1189 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ilursakallak

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Lac Ilursakallak as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 12°C, the coldest about -24°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about early June to early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Ilursakallak rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Lac Qakurtaaluup Ungallinga at 2.5 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Ilursakallak is worth confirming on the day.