Lac Cinq Cents, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Quebec, this is Lac Cinq Cents. The shore lies 11 km out. Surface area is around 19 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 km on foot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Nearest town is Baie-Comeau, 14 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 230 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cinq Cents

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Take Lac Cinq Cents a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -15°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Lac Cinq Cents the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Saint-Joseph, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac Cinq Cents are worth checking on the day.