Lac aux Lievres Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Lievres is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. Salt water lies 33 km off. Forestville sits 35 km from the bank. Further out sit Betsiamites (51 km) and Chute-aux-Outardes (70 km). Others close at hand: Lac Gendron (1.6 km), Lac des Bottes at 2.9 km, Lac Forrest (3.2 km), Petit lac Forrest at 3.4 km and Lac Fox (3.4 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Lievres

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac aux Lievres responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -17°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac aux Lievres runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Gendron sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac aux Lievres.