Fishing Lac Nay in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Nay is a Nord-du-Québec water, in Quebec. Around the bank it is spruce and muskeg. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec are larger. Chibougamau sits 63 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Chapais, 85 km, and Mistissini, 100 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nay

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Nord-du-Québec: Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Nay gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac Nay follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Aron, 0.9 km out. Ask locally about Lac Nay if anything is unclear.