Fishing Lac Boutet in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord entry here is Lac Boutet, in Quebec. The bank is 436 metres above sea level. The water covers around 1.76 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. Labrador City lies 253 km from the water. After that come Wabush at 258 km and Fermont at 269 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Boutet

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac Boutet repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 12°C and January near -24°C on the long-run figures. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early June. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at late October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Boutet fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Partington, 5.9 km out. Check the position on Lac Boutet before loading the car.