Lac Longley Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, you have Lac Longley. It sits at 252 metres above sea level. Around 49 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. At about 5.1 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Matagami sits 54 km from the bank. Lebel-sur-Quévillon follows at 140 km, then Macamic at 145 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Longley

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name 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 Longley the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Longley follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Anderson at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Lac Longley carry more weight than any list.