Lac Coma, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Coma lies within the bounds of Côte-Nord, Quebec. The surface lies 456 metres up. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Head to Forestville, 125 km away, for anything you forgot. Betsiamites follows at 134 km, then Saint-Honoré at 134 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Coma

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Lac Coma as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Lac Coma the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Cocotte is 0.9 km distant. Ask locally about Lac Coma if anything is unclear.