Lac de la Tempete near Godefroy: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac de la Tempete lies within the bounds of Côte-Nord, Quebec. The water sits 831 metres up. Surface area is around 14 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 3.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Some 21 km away sits Godefroy, the nearest settlement. It is 409 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Tempete

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac de la Tempete light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -22°C to 13°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. The open-water window runs from around late May to about late October in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Lac de la Tempete that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac des Lycopodes at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac de la Tempete as something to verify.