Fishing at Lac Nutamawanan, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Nutamawanan in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The water sits 428 metres up. It measures some 1.83 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Around 15 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. You are 356 km from Chisasibi. Sanikiluaq is 413 km away, with Mistissini at 466 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nutamawanan

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Nutamawanan for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 14°C on average, January about -24°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Once it clears, about late May, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at late May and the freeze at early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac Nutamawanan runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Danglade is 5.6 km distant. Where Lac Nutamawanan is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.