Fishing at Lac Canyon, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Canyon is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 357 metres. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. Baie-Comeau is the closest place, 60 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 289 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Canyon

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Canyon the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac Canyon runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Pauline at 1 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Canyon in particular, ask before you travel.