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

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Lac Ars. The ground around here is boreal forest. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. Start from Saint-Honoré, 123 km down the road. Further out sit Saint-Fulgence (126 km) and Forestville (127 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ars

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Lac Ars to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 15°C, the coldest about -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Ars that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Sole is 1.5 km off. Ask locally about Lac Ars if anything is unclear.