Petit lac Tasikallak in Nord-du-Québec: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Petit lac Tasikallak sits within Nord-du-Québec in Quebec. The water sits 44 metres up. About 9 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nord-du-Québec list. Some 110 km away sits Kuujjuaq, the nearest settlement. Puvirnituq follows at 441 km, then Inukjuak at 471 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Tasikallak

  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. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Petit lac Tasikallak in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 12°C for July and -23°C for January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Winter locks it down, and early June brings it back. Open water usually runs from early June until about early November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Petit lac Tasikallak by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Tasiguluk at 6 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Petit lac Tasikallak.