Lac de la Voix des Eaux in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac de la Voix des Eaux. The ground round it is boreal forest. Roughly 24 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 3.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Port-Cartier lies 36 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 338 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Voix des Eaux

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac de la Voix des Eaux gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lac de la Voix des Eaux fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Vadoul, 1.4 km away. For Lac de la Voix des Eaux, the notice at the access point is the final word.