Lac Sitjarittuq Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Land around it is boreal forest. Surface area is around 11 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nord-du-Québec list. Inukjuak lies 42 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 1172 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sitjarittuq

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, Pacific cod, brook trout and lake trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Lac Sitjarittuq for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -23°C in February and 11°C in July. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. On average, early June opens the water and early November closes it again. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Lac Sitjarittuq the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Kakiattualuk at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac Sitjarittuq before loading the car.