Lac Ledden in Nord-du-Québec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Nord-du-Québec end of Quebec holds Lac Ledden. The country here is taiga. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Nord-du-Québec. Chibougamau is the closest place, 60 km off. Chapais is 72 km away, with Mistissini at 111 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ledden

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include 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. Lac Ledden responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Ledden that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Rabot, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac Ledden.