Fishing Lac aux Fentes de Froid in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Fentes de Froid is one of the Côte-Nord waters in Quebec. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Côte-Nord. You are 69 km from Port-Cartier. Further out sit Saint-Alexandre (69 km) and Sept-Îles (94 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Fentes de Froid

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. 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. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac aux Fentes de Froid where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 14°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about early November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Lac aux Fentes de Froid more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Boussole is 2.7 km off. What applies at Lac aux Fentes de Froid may have changed since it was mapped.