Fishing Lac Jallet in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Lac Jallet lies within the bounds of Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador. The water sits 604 metres up. At 5.24 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Some 26 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. Compared with other Newfoundland and Labrador water on our list, it sits high. Labrador City lies 49 km from the water. After that come Wabush at 54 km and Fermont at 66 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jallet

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Labrador City include brook trout, northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and longnose sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lac Jallet gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 13°C in July and bottom out at -24°C in January. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. The season between ice runs from about late May to late October. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac Jallet fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Boujonnier, 7 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Jallet for certain.