Lac de la Retraite Cachee Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Retraite Cachee falls in Côte-Nord, part of Quebec. It stands 537 metres above sea level. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Port-Cartier is the closest place, 42 km off. Beyond it, Saint-Alexandre at 42 km and Sept-Îles at 78 km. Close by you also have: Lac du Jeu d'Adresse 3.3 km, Lac la Manche at about 3.3 km, Lac de Bon Piegeage 3.6 km, Lac Dimel at about 4.5 km and Lac Canous 4.7 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Retraite Cachee

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac de la Retraite Cachee decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 15°C and January about -17°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Open water usually runs from mid May until about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac de la Retraite Cachee rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac du Jeu d'Adresse at 3.3 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac de la Retraite Cachee should be assumed from this page alone.