Lac Benoit Fishing near Forestville, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac Benoit. Elevation runs to 514 metres. It is high ground by Quebec standards. The closest town, Forestville, is 115 km away. Saint-Honoré is 123 km away, with Saint-Fulgence at 125 km. Close neighbours run: Lac Ludovic at 1.2 km, Lac Blaise out at 1.7 km, Lac Mu at 2.8 km, Lac Simeon out at 2.9 km and Lac Victorin at 3 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Benoit

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac Benoit rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid 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 Benoit more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Ludovic at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lac Benoit carry more weight than any list.