Lac de la Charrue Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Charrue in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 485 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 10 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 2.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. Forestville is the closest town at 65 km. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 130 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Charrue

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac de la Charrue that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Lac de la Charrue.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Stevens sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac de la Charrue are worth checking on the day.