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

• Overview

  Nord-du-Québec in Quebec is where Lac Raby sits. The shore lies 5.8 km out. At 1.57 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Shoreline length is close to 14 km, and each section fishes a little differently. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Head to Kuujjuaq, 93 km away, for anything you forgot. Puvirnituq lies 459 km off, Inukjuak another 488 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Raby

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. 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. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Lac Raby a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 11°C, with January the cold end at about -23°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early June. From about early June to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Lac Raby by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Tasikallaapik is 1.1 km off. Treat Lac Raby as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.