Fishing Lac Cantin in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cantin is one of the Côte-Nord listings for Quebec. The surface lies 584 metres up. With some 20 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. You are 68 km from Forestville. Beyond it, Betsiamites at 84 km and Les Escoumins at 95 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cantin

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Cantin repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Cantin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac du Loup sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac Cantin is worth confirming on the day.