Fishing at Lac Tasikutaaraapik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, this is Lac Tasikutaaraapik. The country here is taiga. Surface area is around 21 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 3.8 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Nord-du-Québec. Some 44 km away sits Inukjuak, the nearest settlement. Saguenay sits 1222 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tasikutaaraapik

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Nord-du-Québec records list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lac Tasikutaaraapik where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 12°C, with February the cold end at about -25°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early June. Climate figures give an open season running early June to early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac Tasikutaaraapik follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Pinguup Tasialunga is 7 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Tasikutaaraapik.