Lac de la Chouette Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Chouette is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 537 metres. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 2.0 km on foot. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Honoré, 87 km away. After that come Saint-Fulgence at 91 km and Saint-Ambroise at 94 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Chouette

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Lac de la Chouette in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac de la Chouette regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac du Pinson is 1 km off. Check the position on Lac de la Chouette before loading the car.