Lac Caburon Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord entry here is Lac Caburon, in Quebec. What surrounds it is pine and birch. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 43 km from Baie-Comeau. For a city, Saguenay is 274 km off. Also on the doorstep: Lac du Pouvoir within 1 km, Deuxieme Lac (1 km), Lac Jacques within 1.5 km, Petit lac a Foin (1.7 km) and Lac Jean-Marie within 3.3 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Caburon

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Caburon a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Lac Caburon more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Expect 1.4 km away in from where the car goes. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac du Pouvoir, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac Caburon before loading the car.