Fishing at Bath Lake, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Bath Lake is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. The setting is spruce and muskeg. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Côte-Nord list. Nearest town is Labrador City, 204 km off. Beyond it, Wabush at 209 km and Fermont at 222 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Bath Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Take Bath Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -24°C and July at about 12°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early June. The season between ice runs from about early June to late October. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Bath Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Knob is 2.7 km distant. Where Bath Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.