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

• Overview

  Lac Presles stands in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Height above sea level is 544 metres. At 3.94 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The edge covers about 23 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Labrador City lies 245 km from the water. Further out sit Fermont (251 km) and Wabush (251 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Presles

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Lac Presles in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 13°C, the coldest about -25°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. In an average year the thaw lands around late May and the freeze near late October. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Lac Presles regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Chikawis is 16 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac Presles.