Lac Keriel Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Keriel is set in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. It sits at 376 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 13 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 1.4 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nord-du-Québec list. You are 22 km from Chibougamau. Saguenay is the closest city, 287 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Keriel

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Keriel gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lac Keriel follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Pistache is 1.7 km off. Rules at Lac Keriel are worth checking on the day.