Lac de l'Hamecon Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Hamecon lies within the bounds of Côte-Nord, Quebec. The setting is spruce and muskeg. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 2.7 km of margin, front to back. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Godefroy lies 69 km from the water. Beyond it, Fermont at 198 km and Port-Cartier at 213 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Hamecon

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac de l'Hamecon repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 14°C on average, January about -21°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac de l'Hamecon that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac du Fuseau is 1 km off. None of that is settled for Lac de l'Hamecon in what we hold.