Lac Spradbrow Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. This is spruce and muskeg country. At 2.33 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The perimeter runs near 6.6 km, so plan the walk before you start. The closest town, Matagami, is 140 km distant. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 425 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Spradbrow

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac Spradbrow the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -19°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Spradbrow more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Broughton Lake sits 9.5 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Spradbrow, the notice at the access point is the final word.