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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Nichikw Kawiwipitato in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Around the bank it is boreal forest. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec are larger. Waskaganish lies 102 km from the water. Saguenay sits 547 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nichikw Kawiwipitato

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac Nichikw Kawiwipitato light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac Nichikw Kawiwipitato around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Kauskatitineu sits 2.1 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac Nichikw Kawiwipitato may have changed since it was mapped.