Lac Pintair Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, sits Lac Pintair. The ground around here is northern bush. At 5.44 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Some 35 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. Across our Quebec listings, few waters are bigger. Sanikiluaq sits 208 km from here and is the nearest stop. Inukjuak follows at 259 km, then Chisasibi at 357 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pintair

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Lac Pintair a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 13°C, the coldest about -23°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. After late May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near late May and comes back about early November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Lac Pintair.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Werden is 19 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Pintair for certain.