Lac Sainte-Lucie, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Sainte-Lucie lies in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The bank is 375 metres above sea level. It measures about 13 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 1.6 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nord-du-Québec list. Start from Chapais, 10 km down the road. Chibougamau follows at 28 km, then Mistissini at 92 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sainte-Lucie

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Sainte-Lucie repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Sainte-Lucie.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Whiskeyjack sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Sainte-Lucie.