Lac Navvaataaraaluk in Nord-du-Québec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Navvaataaraaluk lies in Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec. It stands 73 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 33 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 3.6 km in total. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The nearest town is Salluit, 118 km away. Kinngait is 223 km and Puvirnituq 256 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Navvaataaraaluk

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Navvaataaraaluk for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between February at about -25°C and July at about 11°C, the water has a wide range to work through. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually goes in mid June, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near mid June, freeze-up near mid October: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Lac Navvaataaraaluk by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Petit lac Navvaataaq is 1.1 km off. Treat access at Lac Navvaataaraaluk as something to verify.