Fishing Etang Fleurus in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Etang Fleurus. It stands 186 metres above sea level. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 1.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. You are 70 km from Havre-Saint-Pierre. It is 452 km to Sydney, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Etang Fleurus

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Work Etang Fleurus in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 15°C and January about -13°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about late November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Etang Fleurus fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lac Duval, 3.2 km away. Signs at Etang Fleurus carry more weight than any list.