Fishing at Lac Saint-Agil, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  The Nord-du-Québec end of Quebec holds Lac Saint-Agil. Country round the bank runs to northern bush. 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. Nearest town is Chibougamau, 51 km off. It is 251 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saint-Agil

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Lac Saint-Agil should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Saint-Agil that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Hancourt at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Saint-Agil for certain.