Lac Aspen Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Aspen in the Côte-Nord part of Quebec. The bank is 376 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Forestville sits 41 km from the bank. Saguenay is the closest city, 150 km away. Other water within reach: Lac Gravel at 0.8 km, Lac du Merle a shade over 0.8 km, Lac du Tremble at 1.3 km, Lac Kinney a shade over 1.6 km and Lac Beatrice at 1.8 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Aspen

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Lac Aspen in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Aspen runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Gravel is 0.8 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Aspen.