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

• Overview

  Lac Thubiere belongs to Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Around the bank it is taiga. At 3.08 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The outline measures near 19 km, so local knowledge counts. Waswanipi lies 75 km from the water. After that come Lebel-sur-Quévillon at 76 km and Chapais at 111 km. Round about: Lac Davis just 9.1 km, Lac Lachance (11 km), Lac Lapointe just 14 km, Lac Muy (14 km) and Lac Labrecque just 15 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Thubiere

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Thubiere a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Thubiere runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Davis is 9.1 km off. The position on Lac Thubiere is worth confirming on the day.