Fishing at Lac Bjerkelund, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Bjerkelund falls inside Côte-Nord. The water sits 449 metres up. Roughly 24 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 3.5 km, and most of it is walkable. The nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 117 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 128 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bjerkelund

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Take Lac Bjerkelund a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about mid November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac Bjerkelund follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Warren is 0.7 km distant. Nothing on Lac Bjerkelund should be assumed from this page alone.