Fishing Lac de Bourdemont in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de Bourdemont is set in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The surface lies 526 metres up. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Port-Cartier, 103 km away. Saint-Alexandre is 104 km away, with Sept-Îles at 106 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de Bourdemont

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lac de Bourdemont the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in July and bottoms out near -20°C in January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Lac de Bourdemont fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Lonergan, 0.4 km out. The position on Lac de Bourdemont is worth confirming on the day.