Fishing Lac Simao in Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador

• Overview

  Look for Lac Simao in the Newfoundland and Labrador part of Newfoundland and Labrador. The bank gives way to spruce and muskeg. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. The nearest place of any size is Labrador City, 165 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 707 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Simao

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read Lac Simao for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Where the wind piles up, so does the food.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -24°C in January to roughly 12°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late May. The open-water window runs from around late May to about late October in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Lac Simao to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Ruyseh, 6.6 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Simao.