Lac Antoinette, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac Antoinette in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank gives way to spruce and muskeg. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. Saint-Honoré is the closest place, 109 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 120 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Antoinette

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Antoinette a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 15°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Antoinette.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Brock at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lac Antoinette if anything is unclear.