Lac Phooey, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, this is Lac Phooey. The land about it is northern bush. This is sizeable water at about 2.31 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The edge covers about 19 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Chapais lies 51 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 307 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Phooey

  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. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac Phooey to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan any trip to Lac Phooey around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. 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. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Horsefly is 3 km distant. The position on Lac Phooey is worth confirming on the day.