Lac a l'Oignon Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a l'Oignon is one of the Côte-Nord listings for Quebec. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. It measures some 1.29 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Shoreline length is close to 11 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Baie-Comeau sits 28 km from the bank. After that come Hauterive at 35 km and Chute-aux-Outardes at 49 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac a l'Oignon

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac a l'Oignon fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -15°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Lac a l'Oignon the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Levasseur is 2.1 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac a l'Oignon.