Lac Qutiruluuk, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Qutiruluuk is one of the Nord-du-Québec waters in Quebec. The water sits 71 metres up. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 115 km from Salluit. For a city, Saguenay is 1612 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Qutiruluuk

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac Qutiruluuk in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 9°C and February at -25°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late June. Climate figures give an open season running late June to mid October. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lac Qutiruluuk fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac Qikirtalialuk, 1.8 km out. What applies at Lac Qutiruluuk may have changed since it was mapped.