Fishing Lac Labrecque in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Nord-du-Québec in Quebec is where Lac Labrecque sits. It stands 366 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 2.21 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The shoreline runs about 6.4 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. For a base, Waswanipi sits 60 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 371 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Labrecque

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Lac Labrecque as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac Labrecque more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Lachance at 6.1 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Labrecque, the notice at the access point is the final word.