Lac Tunnuujaup Tasinga, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac Tunnuujaup Tasinga in the Nord-du-Québec part of Quebec. The sea is 2.2 km distant. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 1.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nord-du-Québec list. Supplies mean a trip to Salluit, 123 km off. Kinngait lies 219 km off, Puvirnituq another 263 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tunnuujaup Tasinga

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, Pacific cod, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Tunnuujaup Tasinga that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 10°C; the cold one sits at -24°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid June. The open-water window runs from around mid June to about mid October in an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Lac Tunnuujaup Tasinga.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Tasikallak at 3.2 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Tunnuujaup Tasinga in particular, ask before you travel.