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

• Overview

  Lac Planhol is one of the Nord-du-Québec listings for Quebec. Elevation runs to 269 metres. It runs to roughly 35 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 2.5 km keeps the choices simple. You are 87 km from La Sarre. Beyond it, Macamic at 91 km and Matagami at 103 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Planhol

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Planhol light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lac Planhol to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Dubuque, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Planhol in particular, ask before you travel.