Fishing at Lac de l'Asterie, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Asterie is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. The setting is spruce and muskeg on every side. Some 86 km away sits Saint-Honoré, the nearest settlement. Saint-Fulgence follows at 87 km, then Saint-Ambroise at 95 km. Not far off: Lac du Sac (0.8 km), Lac du Mouton out at 1.2 km, Lac du Lamantin (1.2 km), Lac Outarde out at 1.4 km and Lac Walberg (2.1 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Asterie

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Lac de l'Asterie a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lac de l'Asterie follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. 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. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac du Sac at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac de l'Asterie is worth confirming on the day.