Lac au Coin de Mystere, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac au Coin de Mystere lies in Côte-Nord, in Quebec. Taiga runs right down to the water. The water covers some 38 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 3.8 km, and most of it is walkable. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Nearest place of any size is Port-Cartier, 78 km away. Saint-Alexandre follows at 79 km, then Sept-Îles at 98 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Coin de Mystere

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac au Coin de Mystere fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 14°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Lac au Coin de Mystere more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac des Aurores Boreales, 1.9 km out. What applies at Lac au Coin de Mystere may have changed since it was mapped.