Lac Pluto, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Pluto falls in Nord-du-Québec, part of Quebec. It lies 658 metres above sea level. At roughly 29.07 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. Some 97 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. Size puts it in the front rank of our Nord-du-Québec list. Supplies mean a trip to Godefroy, 226 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 424 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pluto

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Pluto for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 13°C and January reads -23°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. The season between ice runs from about late May to early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Pluto runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Margat at 10 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Pluto should be assumed from this page alone.