Fishing at Lac Lapointe, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Lac Lapointe is a Quebec water. The water sits 314 metres up. At 1.07 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 8.8 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Waswanipi at 52 km is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Chapais (53 km) and Chibougamau (90 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lapointe

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Lapointe the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Lac Lapointe the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. 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 Pauline is 8.6 km off. Treat Lac Lapointe as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.