Fishing Lac Le Menil in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, this is Lac Le Menil. It lies 417 metres above sea level. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 1.9 km of margin, front to back. Most waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec are larger. 59 km away sits Chibougamau, the nearest town. Beyond it, Chapais at 78 km and Mistissini at 103 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Le Menil

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. 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. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Le Menil light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Lac Le Menil the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Olley, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac Le Menil is worth confirming on the day.