Fishing at Lacs Natirnaaluk, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lacs Natirnaaluk is listed under Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Elevation runs to 7 metres. At some 1.00 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The outline measures near 8.6 km, so local knowledge counts. Kuujjuaq at 239 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Saguenay, 1295 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lacs Natirnaaluk

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, Pacific cod and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lacs Natirnaaluk is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -25°C and July at about 11°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid June. Averages suggest open water from about mid June through to roughly late October. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lacs Natirnaaluk fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac Aviurqasallavik, 3.4 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lacs Natirnaaluk.