Lac Noorna Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, you have Lac Noorna. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. At 1.05 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The edge covers about 12 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Chibougamau is the closest town at 11 km. Beyond it, Chapais at 47 km and Mistissini at 55 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Noorna

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Noorna before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -20°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lac Noorna that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Ross is 2.6 km distant. Rules at Lac Noorna are worth checking on the day.