Fishing at Lac Qijukallalik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Nord-du-Québec in Quebec is where Lac Qijukallalik sits. The bank gives way to taiga. This is big water, about 20.44 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. Some 64 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. On our Nord-du-Québec list it sits near the top for size. Head to Inukjuak, 190 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Puvirnituq (272 km) and Sanikiluaq (290 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Qijukallalik

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lac Qijukallalik the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 12°C and January about -23°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early June. Climate figures give an open season running early June to early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Lac Qijukallalik by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Kakiattuq is 18 km off. Check the position at Lac Qijukallalik before loading the car.