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

• Overview

  Lac Jourdain is a Nord-du-Québec water, in Quebec. Taiga runs right down to the water. You are 55 km from Chibougamau. Chapais is 62 km and Mistissini 111 km. Others within reach: Lac des Ananas near enough 1.3 km, Lac Lognon roughly 3.3 km, Lac Triolet near enough 3.6 km, Lac du Chevreau roughly 4 km and Lac Levare near enough 4.1 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jourdain

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Jourdain the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Lac Jourdain the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac des Ananas sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Jourdain.