Fishing Lac Cherny in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Cherny in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The ground around here is northern bush. At 1.54 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. The closest town, Fermont, is 26 km distant. Labrador City lies 36 km off, Wabush another 38 km. Other water within reach: 1.3 km out stands Lac Lawrence, Lac Boulder 3.9 km off, 6.5 km out stands Lac Pourado, Lac Carotte 8.8 km off and 11 km out stands Lac Mazare. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cherny

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Cherny light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 13°C in July and bottoms out near -23°C in January. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. Climate figures give an open season running late May to late October. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lac Cherny regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac Lawrence is 1.3 km distant. What applies at Lac Cherny may have changed since it was mapped.