Lac Amyot Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Quebec, this is Lac Amyot. The surface lies 476 metres up. Around 18 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 2.0 km of margin, front to back. The nearest town is Forestville, 100 km away. Saguenay sits 122 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Amyot

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Amyot responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lac Amyot fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Aube is 0.9 km distant. What applies at Lac Amyot may have changed since it was mapped.