Lac de la Traverse Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Traverse in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The ground round it is lake country bush. Surface area is around 10 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 1.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Start from Havre-Saint-Pierre, 87 km down the road. Gaspé is 132 km away, with Perce at 150 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Traverse

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lac de la Traverse before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -13°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac de la Traverse.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac Wickenden is 2.2 km distant. What applies at Lac de la Traverse may have changed since it was mapped.