Fishing at Lac Ivors, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ivors is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. It stands 401 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nord-du-Québec list. Nearest town is Chibougamau, 66 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 252 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ivors

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Ivors the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac Ivors follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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 ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Pertain at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac Ivors before loading the car.