Lac de la Nacre Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Lac de la Nacre. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Côte-Nord standards. Forestville is the closest town at 77 km. The big place round here is Saguenay, 108 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Nacre

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lac de la Nacre for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on Lac de la Nacre.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac du Pot, 1.2 km away. For Lac de la Nacre, the notice at the access point is the final word.