Fishing at Lac Belanger, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 540 metres above sea level. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Port-Cartier, is 80 km away. Then Saint-Alexandre, 81 km, and Sept-Îles, 89 km. Close by you also have: Lac Daugy a touch under 0.8 km, Lac Dauplaise out at 1.6 km, Lac Mondary a touch under 1.6 km, Lac Mathieu out at 2 km and Lac Saint-Memin a touch under 2.6 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Belanger

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Belanger rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 14°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Lac Belanger to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. 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. Failing this one, try Lac Daugy, 0.8 km away. Treat access at Lac Belanger as something to verify.