Lac Rita Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Rita in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The bank gives way to boreal forest. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Nord-du-Québec standards. Some 55 km away sits Waswanipi, the nearest settlement. Lebel-sur-Quévillon is 81 km away, with Chapais at 96 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rita

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Rita that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Lac Rita.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Clemence, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Rita, the notice at the access point is the final word.