Fishing at Lac Puskwastikusu Upikwayipanan, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, is where Lac Puskwastikusu Upikwayipanan sits. It sits at 148 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 70 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The margin runs to about 8.0 km in total. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Some 47 km away sits Kuujjuaq, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Saguenay, 1046 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Puskwastikusu Upikwayipanan

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Lac Puskwastikusu Upikwayipanan to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 12°C and January near -25°C on the long-run figures. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early June until roughly late October. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Lac Puskwastikusu Upikwayipanan to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Nuluarniavik is 4.1 km off. Nothing on Lac Puskwastikusu Upikwayipanan should be assumed from this page alone.