Lac a l'Aigle Fishing near Port-Cartier, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac a l'Aigle falls inside Côte-Nord. The setting is taiga on every side. Around 75 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 5.0 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. 86 km away sits Port-Cartier, the nearest town. Further out sit Saint-Alexandre (87 km) and Sept-Îles (92 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac a l'Aigle

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac a l'Aigle the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 14°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac a l'Aigle fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Scole is 1 km distant. The position on Lac a l'Aigle is worth confirming on the day.