Lac a Jonny, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac a Jonny in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Salt water lies 28 km off. Surface area is around 31 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 3.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. 32 km away sits Port-Cartier, the nearest town. Saint-Alexandre is 32 km away, with Sept-Îles at 66 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Jonny

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac a Jonny the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac a Jonny fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Randic at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac a Jonny is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.