Lac de la Riviere Lapointe in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de la Riviere Lapointe is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. Elevation runs to 384 metres. The water covers some 22 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 4.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The town to know is Hauterive, 95 km out. Saguenay sits 218 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Riviere Lapointe

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac de la Riviere Lapointe a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 15°C for July and -19°C for January. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Lac de la Riviere Lapointe.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac en Pointe is 2 km distant. Signs at Lac de la Riviere Lapointe carry more weight than any list.