Lac Robitaille Fishing near Sanikiluaq, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Robitaille is a Nord-du-Québec water, Quebec side. It stands 227 metres above sea level. At 2.18 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Some 16 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Sanikiluaq lies 182 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 893 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Robitaille

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lac Robitaille for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 13°C; the cold one sits at -23°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late May. Ice clears near late May and comes back about early November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac Robitaille fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Desjardins is 18 km off. The position on Lac Robitaille is worth confirming on the day.