Lac Sirois in Newfoundland and Labrador: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Newfoundland and Labrador holds Lac Sirois, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The ground round it is spruce and muskeg. It measures some 7.25 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The edge covers about 23 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Newfoundland and Labrador listings. Havre-Saint-Pierre is the closest town at 204 km. Wabush lies 240 km off, Labrador City another 245 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sirois

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shape of Lac Sirois decides where the fish sit. Marks on the bank tell you where others have fished.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 13°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Open water usually runs from late May until about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Lac Sirois regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Mercier Lake is 4.9 km off. For Lac Sirois, the notice at the access point is the final word.