Lac Chandelle in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Chandelle belongs to Côte-Nord, Quebec. It sits at 280 metres above sea level. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Baie-Comeau lies 62 km from the water. After that come Saint-Alexandre at 69 km and Port-Cartier at 70 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chandelle

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Lac Chandelle a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -15°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Lac Chandelle the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Claude, 0.8 km away. Treat access at Lac Chandelle as something to verify.