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

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac Chasse. It sits at 307 metres above sea level. Around 81 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. At about 5.2 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. For supplies, Port-Cartier is 50 km out. For a city, Saguenay is 366 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chasse

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Chasse decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 15°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. From about mid May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Chasse runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Ross at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Chasse in particular, ask before you travel.