Lac Charlie Fishing near Port-Cartier, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The surface lies 453 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 2.25 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The margin runs to about 20 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. Port-Cartier at 96 km is the nearest place to stop. Then Saint-Alexandre, 96 km, and Baie-Comeau, 103 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Charlie

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac Charlie in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 15°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Lac Charlie that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Porlier is 3.2 km off. Check the position on Lac Charlie before loading the car.