Etang Felice, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Etang Felice lies in Côte-Nord, in Quebec. Salt water lies 15 km off. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The town to know is Havre-Saint-Pierre, 59 km out. Then Gaspé, 117 km, and Perce, 146 km. Also within reach: Lac Long within 3.5 km, Lac Menier sits 3.7 km out, Etang Fou within 4.1 km, Etang aux Goelands sits 4.1 km out and Petit lac Long within 4.3 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Etang Felice

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Etang Felice fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -12°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, early May opens the water and late November closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Etang Felice fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Long is 3.5 km off. The position on Etang Felice is worth confirming on the day.