Lac Navvataq, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac Navvataq in the Nord-du-Québec part of Quebec. It stands 97 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 1.36 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The edge covers about 8.3 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Supplies mean a trip to Kuujjuaq, 25 km off. After that come Nain at 445 km and Puvirnituq at 542 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Navvataq

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. 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. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Lac Navvataq the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -24°C in January to roughly 12°C in July. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near late October. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Navvataq follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. 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 ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Tasirlaq at 5.4 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Lac Navvataq carry more weight than any list.