Lac de l'Etrier near Hauterive: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac de l'Etrier belongs to Côte-Nord, Quebec. It sits at 370 metres above sea level. Hauterive lies 29 km from the water. Then Baie-Comeau, 32 km, and Chute-aux-Outardes, 35 km. Other water nearby: Lac du Garrot the better part of 1.2 km, Lac du Lynx at 1.9 km, Lac Pope the better part of 2.2 km, Lac Georges-Tremblay at 2.3 km and Lac Andre the better part of 3.1 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Etrier

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac de l'Etrier the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac de l'Etrier runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac du Garrot, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac de l'Etrier may have changed since it was mapped.