Fishing Lac Pikwayipanan in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pikwayipanan is a Nord-du-Québec water, in Quebec. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. At some 2.64 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. With 14 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Kuujjuaq is the closest town at 168 km. After that come Nain at 313 km and Labrador City at 436 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pikwayipanan

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lac Pikwayipanan a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 12°C on average, January about -24°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early June. Break-up sits around early June on average, with the water closing again about late October. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac Pikwayipanan.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Loquin at 11 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac Pikwayipanan locally before you travel.