Fishing Lac Vaure in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Vaure in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. The surroundings are taiga. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Nord-du-Québec standards. Nearest town is Chibougamau, 59 km off. Chapais is 74 km and Mistissini 106 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vaure

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac Vaure a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -19°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Vaure runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Horus, 0.6 km out. The position on Lac Vaure is worth confirming on the day.