Lac Natwayasu Fishing near Kuujjuaq, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Lac Natwayasu is a Quebec water. Everything around it is taiga. Roughly 96 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge covers about 8.0 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Kuujjuaq sits 121 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 991 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Natwayasu

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Natwayasu a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 12°C; by January the average is down near -25°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about early June through to roughly late October. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Lac Natwayasu the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac Forbes, 3.4 km away. Confirm access to Lac Natwayasu locally before you travel.