Fishing at Lac de la Liure, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Liure in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 591 metres above sea level. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Côte-Nord. The nearest town is Forestville, 83 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 103 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Liure

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lac de la Liure the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lac de la Liure the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. 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. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac du Kawa is 0.4 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac de la Liure.