Fishing at Lac Arseneault, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Arseneault sits within Côte-Nord in Quebec. This is boreal forest ground. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. Godefroy at 128 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 303 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Arseneault

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Arseneault a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -20°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Arseneault fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Giauque at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac Arseneault before loading the car.