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

• Overview

  Lac Daumesnil falls in Côte-Nord, part of Quebec. It sits at 555 metres above sea level. At 10.89 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. Around 44 km of margin, so directions matter more than a general plan. Size puts it in the front rank of our Côte-Nord list. Start from Labrador City, 219 km down the road. The big place round here is Saguenay, 726 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Daumesnil

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac Daumesnil the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 12°C and January near -25°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early June until roughly late October. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Daumesnil.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Sartelon, 6.6 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac Daumesnil.