Lac Mahikan Natwayaw Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Mahikan Natwayaw sits within Nord-du-Québec in Quebec. The bank gives way to northern bush. Roughly 24 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 2.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Waskaganish, 180 km away. After that come Mistissini at 225 km and Waswanipi at 232 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mahikan Natwayaw

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac Mahikan Natwayaw decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -20°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Mahikan Natwayaw.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Kachistipikahakanuch is 8.9 km off. Treat access at Lac Mahikan Natwayaw as something to verify.