Lac de l'Ile Fishing near Forestville, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Ile lies in Côte-Nord, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 404 metres. Forestville is the closest town at 76 km. After that come Betsiamites at 95 km and Les Escoumins at 97 km. Within a short run: Lac des Caribous within 2.4 km, Lac Dada at 2.8 km, Lac Ibis within 2.9 km, Lac Rina at 3.4 km and Lac du Desir within 3.8 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ile

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Lac de l'Ile as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Lac de l'Ile rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Lac des Caribous, 2.4 km away. What applies at Lac de l'Ile may have changed since it was mapped.