Lac Pariseau Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pariseau is a Nord-du-Québec water, Quebec side. Land around it is northern bush. Surface area is around 67 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 4.3 km in total. 50 km away sits Waswanipi, the nearest town. After that come Chapais at 64 km and Chibougamau at 102 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pariseau

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac Pariseau a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac Pariseau rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Dallaire is 2.2 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac Pariseau.