Lac de la Tour Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac de la Tour, in Côte-Nord. The water sits 97 metres up. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.8 km, and most of it is walkable. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. The nearest town is Havre-Saint-Pierre, 55 km away. Beyond it, Gaspé at 114 km and Perce at 147 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Tour

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac de la Tour repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -12°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Lac de la Tour.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Faure at 3.2 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac de la Tour should be assumed from this page alone.