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

• Overview

  Lac Collerst falls in Côte-Nord, part of Quebec. Elevation runs to 455 metres. This is sizeable water at about 1.28 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. With 9.3 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. The closest town, Godefroy, is 89 km distant. Fermont is 209 km away, with Wabush at 228 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Collerst

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Collerst repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 14°C; the cold one sits at -21°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Collerst.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac du Sommet Pointu at 15 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lac Collerst in what we hold.