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

• Overview

  Lac Windfall is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Elevation runs to 378 metres. It measures about 37 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 5.2 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Waswanipi lies 81 km from the water. Chapais lies 96 km off, Lebel-sur-Quévillon another 98 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Windfall

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Nord-du-Québec list Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Windfall where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lac Windfall to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Croft at 3.4 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lac Windfall in what we hold.