Lac Clugny Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Clugny, in Côte-Nord. Country round the bank runs to northern bush. At roughly 14.64 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. At about 139 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. Labrador City sits 190 km from the bank. Wabush is 195 km and Fermont 205 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Clugny

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lac Clugny gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 12°C; the cold one sits at -24°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early June. The water is typically free of ice between early June and late October. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Clugny runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Lannefranque is 14 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Clugny.