Lac de la Fumee de Merisier, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac de la Fumee de Merisier is one of the Côte-Nord waters in Quebec. The water sits 593 metres up. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Supplies mean a trip to Port-Cartier, 81 km off. It is 348 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. If this one is busy: Lac Bien out at 0.5 km, Lac de Decembre Habille a touch under 1.2 km, Lac Coquart out at 2.6 km, Lac Bourgeois a touch under 4.6 km and Lac au Bout de la Montee out at 5.4 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Fumee de Merisier

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac de la Fumee de Merisier the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 14°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac de la Fumee de Merisier follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Bien at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac de la Fumee de Merisier as something to verify.