Fishing at Lac Voizel, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Voizel is one of the Nord-du-Québec waters in Quebec. It stands 134 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to some 13.44 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. The perimeter is close to 62 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. Size puts it in the front rank of our Nord-du-Québec list. Nearest town is Inukjuak, 117 km off. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 1125 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Voizel

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Voizel the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 12°C and February about -24°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early June. Expect the water usable from around early June until roughly early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Lac Voizel by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Kapisiliqajuirutiq is 7.9 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Voizel in what we hold.