Fishing Lac Ptolomee in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ptolomee is a Nord-du-Québec water, Quebec side. It lies 395 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 38 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 4.7 km in total. Chibougamau sits 55 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Saguenay, 238 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ptolomee

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Ptolomee the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac Ptolomee.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Just sits 2.1 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Lac Ptolomee carry more weight than any list.