Lac Mikirnguup Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, sits Lac Mikirnguup. It sits 26 km in from the sea. Around 16.98 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. With about 42 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. It is among the larger waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec. 192 km away sits Sanikiluaq, the nearest town. Beyond it, Inukjuak at 289 km and Chisasibi at 305 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mikirnguup

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Mikirnguup fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 13°C in July and bottom out at -22°C in January. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near late May and comes back about early November in a typical year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Mikirnguup by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Mistamikap is 19 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Mikirnguup.