Etang Tardivet Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Etang Tardivet, in Côte-Nord. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. It measures some 4.55 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The perimeter runs near 16 km, so plan the walk before you start. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. Some 12 km away sits Saint-Augustin, the nearest settlement. It is 586 km to Sydney, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Etang Tardivet

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Etang Tardivet for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 14°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from early May until about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Etang Tardivet more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Ntshuku, 4.9 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Etang Tardivet for certain.