Saturday, June 11, 2016

Hart Jaune River

My father and I are going to be camping and fishing along the Hart Jaune River in Quebec on July 2nd and possibly July 3rd if the fishing is going well.  We will be traveling further east on an unnamed road off of Route 389 between Relais-Gabriel and Gagnon.  On this road, we will come to a dam and hydro-electric plant at the beginning of the Hart Jaune River and Petit Lac Manicouagan, which flows into the Manicouagan Reservoir.  This road also leads to what looks like a train depot station of sorts further southeast of the dam.


Neither of us have been to this area and there isn't much information about this area online.  I think this makes camping and fishing here all the more appealing.  It's very remote and untouched.  With this area being an extra 45 minutes from the Route 389, it's more out of the way and we are assuming a lot less people visit and fish this area.  About 15 years ago, my father had the opportunity to fish at the Lobstick Control Structure in Labrador on the Smallwood Reservoir and was very successful.  The Hart Jaune Dam looks very similar to the Lobstick Control Structure and we are hoping to have the same luck.

Also, according to Quebec fishing rules and regulations, in order to fish above the 52nd Parallel, a person must hire an outfitter to guide them.  This area is just south of the 52nd Parallel, which allows us to fish without a guide and be on our own.  

The following link shows a picture of the dam: Hart Jaune Dam



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