Fishing Lac Chartre in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Chartre in the Côte-Nord part of Quebec. The surface lies 406 metres up. Roughly 1.01 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 6.8 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Kuujjuaq lies 277 km from the water. Labrador City lies 332 km off, Wabush another 338 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chartre

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Chartre the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 13°C for July and -25°C for January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late May. The water is typically free of ice between late May and late October. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Lac Chartre to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac Riopel is 27 km off. Check the position on Lac Chartre before loading the car.