Lac Chenil, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac Chenil. It sits at 343 metres above sea level. This is big water, about 14.28 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Augustin, 101 km off. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is 167 km away, with Sheshatshiu at 188 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chenil

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lac Chenil for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 13°C and January about -17°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Chenil by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Cuff at 9.1 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lac Chenil.