Lac de Daissat Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de Daissat stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. It sits at 592 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Côte-Nord standards. Godefroy is the closest town at 103 km. Then Port-Cartier, 106 km, and Saint-Alexandre, 107 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de Daissat

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Lac de Daissat before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 14°C for July and -20°C for January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Lac de Daissat the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Delguel sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac de Daissat are worth checking on the day.