Fishing at Lac De Cadorette, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac De Cadorette sits in Côte-Nord, out in Quebec. The surface lies 426 metres up. It runs to roughly 33 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 3.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Baie-Comeau, is 59 km away. Hauterive is 66 km away, with Saint-Alexandre at 71 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac De Cadorette

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Lac De Cadorette as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -16°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Lac De Cadorette that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Descoteaux, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac De Cadorette in particular, ask before you travel.