Fishing at Lac Charles, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Quebec, this is Lac Charles. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Côte-Nord. Forestville lies 41 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 135 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Charles

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Charles gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -17°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lac Charles that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Corneille at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Charles for certain.