Lac Bum near Hauterive: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac Bum. The surface lies 124 metres up. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 1.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Hauterive at 18 km is the nearest place to stop. Then Baie-Comeau, 19 km, and Chute-aux-Outardes, 27 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bum

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Bum for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lac Bum to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Gerin at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lac Bum.