Lac au Foin Fishing near Baie-Comeau, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac au Foin is one of the Côte-Nord listings for Quebec. The surface lies 229 metres up. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. For a base, Baie-Comeau sits 35 km out. Saguenay sits 265 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Near neighbours include: 0.7 km away is Lac Merisier, Lac Kate 0.8 km off, 2.2 km away is Lac Ma Tante, Lac Forbes 2.5 km off and 2.5 km away is Lac Elzear. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Foin

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Lac au Foin in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac au Foin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Merisier, 0.7 km out. The position on Lac au Foin is worth confirming on the day.