Lac aux Vingt-Six Tetes de Castor Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac aux Vingt-Six Tetes de Castor falls inside Côte-Nord. The country here is northern bush. The water covers around 4.76 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Around 19 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It ranks high for size among our Côte-Nord listings. The nearest place of any size is Chute-aux-Outardes, 77 km away. Saguenay sits 195 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Vingt-Six Tetes de Castor

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac aux Vingt-Six Tetes de Castor the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Lac aux Vingt-Six Tetes de Castor.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Mac-Rioux at 2.2 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac aux Vingt-Six Tetes de Castor in particular, ask before you travel.