Lac Chantale Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Lac Chantale is a Quebec water. Height above sea level is 507 metres. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The edge runs 2.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Labrador City is the closest town at 209 km. It is 770 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. If this one is busy: Lac Juin 1.3 km, Lac de la Squaw a shade over 1.7 km, Lac Maryjo 1.9 km, Lac Pearce a shade over 2.4 km and Lac Knob 4.2 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chantale

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Lac Chantale to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 12°C, the coldest about -24°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early June. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at late October. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Lac Chantale.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Juin, 1.3 km out. For Lac Chantale, the notice at the access point is the final word.