Fishing at Lac Molleville, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Molleville falls inside Nord-du-Québec. The setting is boreal forest on every side. It covers about 13.28 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. Around 44 km of margin, so directions matter more than a general plan. On our Nord-du-Québec list it sits near the top for size. Some 318 km away sits Labrador City, the nearest settlement. It is 748 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Molleville

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Molleville for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -25°C in January to roughly 12°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late May. Expect the water usable from around late May until roughly late October. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac Molleville that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. 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. Should this one be busy, Lac Chastenay is 5.8 km off. Rules at Lac Molleville are worth checking on the day.