Lac Anne in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Lac Anne. The water sits 337 metres up. It measures some 1.88 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Around 7.2 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Côte-Nord list. 81 km away sits Hauterive, the nearest town. Beyond it, Baie-Comeau at 82 km and Chute-aux-Outardes at 86 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Anne

  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. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Anne before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Anne.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Baguette is 3.6 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Anne.