Lac Kuugajaakallaup Tasinga, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, is where Lac Kuugajaakallaup Tasinga sits. The bank gives way to spruce and muskeg. With some 28 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 3.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Most waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Inukjuak, 31 km off. Saguenay sits 1182 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kuugajaakallaup Tasinga

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name Arctic charr, Pacific cod, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac Kuugajaakallaup Tasinga the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 12°C and February near -24°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in early June, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between early June and early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Lac Kuugajaakallaup Tasinga more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Navvaataaq is 1.4 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Kuugajaakallaup Tasinga in what we hold.