Lac la Ressource Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac la Ressource in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. It stands 350 metres above sea level. It measures about 39 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 3.3 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Chapais is the closest place, 16 km off. After that come Chibougamau at 48 km and Waswanipi at 93 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac la Ressource

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac la Ressource gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Lac la Ressource to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Le Gantier, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac la Ressource before loading the car.