Lac Anne Fishing near Labrador City, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac Anne. The water sits 518 metres up. The water covers around 3.38 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. With about 26 km of shoreline, local advice saves a lot of walking. It ranks high for size among our Côte-Nord listings. The nearest place of any size is Labrador City, 281 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 833 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Anne

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Lac Anne as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 11°C in July and bottom out at -25°C in January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around early June and the freeze near late October. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Lac Anne that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Volcanic is 3.5 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Anne for certain.