Lac de la Solitude, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac de la Solitude. The water sits 128 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 1.04 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. With about 4.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Port-Cartier at 48 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Saint-Alexandre at 48 km and Sept-Îles at 81 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Solitude

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac de la Solitude rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about mid May to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Lac de la Solitude regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Bahon sits 3.2 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac de la Solitude, the notice at the access point is the final word.