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

• Overview

  You will find Lac Unias in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Height above sea level is 422 metres. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Nord-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Chibougamau, 62 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 232 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Unias

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. 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. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac Unias in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac Unias regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Toul, 0.6 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac Unias.