Lac Pas de Nom Fishing in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pas de Nom sits in Capitale-Nationale, out in Quebec. It stands 211 metres above sea level. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 3.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It ranks high for size among our Capitale-Nationale listings. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Raymond, 20 km away. Sainte-Foy sits 62 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pas de Nom

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Capitale-Nationale cover lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Lac Pas de Nom where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Lac Pas de Nom the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Lac Arvisais, 0.7 km out. For Lac Pas de Nom in particular, ask before you travel.