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

• Overview

  Lac la Treve is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Height above sea level is 336 metres. Waswanipi is the closest town at 50 km. For a city, Saguenay is 366 km off. Neighbouring water: Lac Gisele a touch under 2.9 km, Lac Guettard sits 6.8 km out, Lac Mildred a touch under 7.7 km, Lac Elixir sits 8.8 km out and Lac Daine a touch under 12 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac la Treve

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac la Treve in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Lac la Treve.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Gisele, 2.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac la Treve.