Lac de l'Hirondelle Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Hirondelle stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Height above sea level is 516 metres. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Côte-Nord standards. Saint-Honoré is the closest town at 87 km. After that come Saint-Fulgence at 91 km and Saint-Ambroise at 94 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Hirondelle

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Lac de l'Hirondelle as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lac de l'Hirondelle regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac du Vireo is 0.6 km off. For Lac de l'Hirondelle, the notice at the access point is the final word.