Lac de la Pointe a la Croix Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Pointe a la Croix falls in Côte-Nord, part of Quebec. The sea is 0.7 km distant. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Some 25 km away sits Baie-Comeau, the nearest settlement. Saguenay sits 256 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Round about: Lac Creux at about 1.1 km, Lac de l'Etape a touch under 2.3 km, Lac Lebouthillier at about 2.4 km, Lac la Ligne a touch under 2.5 km and Lac Derosby at about 2.8 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Pointe a la Croix

  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. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac de la Pointe a la Croix before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Lac de la Pointe a la Croix that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Creux, 1.1 km away. For Lac de la Pointe a la Croix in particular, ask before you travel.