Lac Quereur in Nord-du-Québec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Quereur falls inside Nord-du-Québec. The bank gives way to northern bush. At 12.72 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The shoreline runs to about 62 km, far more than one trip can cover. It is among the larger waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec. 314 km away sits Sanikiluaq, the nearest town. Inukjuak is 364 km and Chisasibi 381 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Quereur

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Quereur repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 13°C; the cold one sits at -23°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Look for the thaw near late May; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up near late May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lac Quereur runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Lac Colquhoun at 20 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Quereur is worth confirming on the day.