Lac Taraton, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Taraton is a Nord-du-Québec water, Quebec side. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. At 3.40 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Around 19 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Head to Chisasibi, 316 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 778 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Taraton

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Nord-du-Québec include 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 Taraton gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 14°C on average, January about -23°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late May. Averages suggest open water from about late May through to roughly early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Taraton.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lac Kakayimakuskach is 3.1 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Taraton.