Fishing Lac au Tournant de la Riviere in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac au Tournant de la Riviere sits in Côte-Nord, out in Quebec. Elevation runs to 495 metres. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 3.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Port-Cartier sits 32 km from the bank. For a city, Saguenay is 345 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Tournant de la Riviere

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lac au Tournant de la Riviere the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 15°C and January reads -17°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac au Tournant de la Riviere runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac du Point de Guet is 2.5 km distant. The position on Lac au Tournant de la Riviere is worth confirming on the day.