Fishing Lac Iqaluujarvik in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Iqaluujarvik sits within Nord-du-Québec in Quebec. The country here is taiga. Surface area runs to roughly 2.75 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. At about 18 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. For supplies, Inukjuak is 141 km out. It is 1179 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Iqaluujarvik

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Iqaluujarvik decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -24°C in January up to 12°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Winter locks it down, and early June brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around early June in spring and again near early November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Lac Iqaluujarvik.

• 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Daller, 6.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Iqaluujarvik in particular, ask before you travel.