Lac Uzureau in Nord-du-Québec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Uzureau is one of the Nord-du-Québec listings for Quebec. The surface lies 281 metres up. At 4.96 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 32 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. Start from Kuujjuaq, 186 km down the road. The big place round here is Saguenay, 991 km distant. Not far off: Lac Kawawiyakamaw 22 km, Lac Katakutawachitich out at 22 km, Lac Soissons 24 km, Lac Loquin out at 25 km and Lac Bregent 27 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Uzureau

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Lac Uzureau rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 12°C and January near -24°C on the long-run figures. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. After early June the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near late October. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac Uzureau regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Kawawiyakamaw at 22 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lac Uzureau in what we hold.