Fishing Lac Paul-Sauve in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Paul-Sauve is one of the Nord-du-Québec waters in Quebec. It sits in taiga country. It covers about 18.47 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. With about 40 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. Few waters listed in Nord-du-Québec are bigger. Start from Matagami, 62 km down the road. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 459 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Paul-Sauve

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Lac Paul-Sauve as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Paul-Sauve runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Duquet sits 6 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Paul-Sauve in particular, ask before you travel.