Lac Castor Fishing near Port-Cartier, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Castor in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Elevation runs to 165 metres. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. Port-Cartier sits 23 km from the bank. For a city, Saguenay is 331 km off. Also within reach: Lac Gilbert near enough 1.2 km, Lac Paul 1.5 km away, Lac Tydor near enough 1.6 km, Lac en Coude 1.7 km away and Lac Irenee near enough 1.7 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Castor

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Lac Castor is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Lac Castor follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Gilbert is 1.2 km off. Rules at Lac Castor are worth checking on the day.