Lac Machiwakami, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Lac Machiwakami is a Quebec water. The sea is 33 km distant. Roughly 88 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With 5.9 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Chisasibi is the closest town at 107 km. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 709 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Machiwakami

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Machiwakami that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -22°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about mid November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It holds true on Lac Machiwakami more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Autamhachikwanut at 18 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lac Machiwakami.