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

• Overview

  Lac de l'Oree is one of the Côte-Nord listings for Quebec. What surrounds it is taiga. The closest town, Saint-Fulgence, is 89 km away. It is 99 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Also within reach: Lac Naif at 0.7 km, Lac Roux a shade over 0.9 km, Lac du Moka at 1.1 km, Lac Idem a shade over 1.2 km and Lac de la Pepite at 2.1 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Oree

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac de l'Oree responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac de l'Oree rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Naif is 0.7 km off. Check the position on Lac de l'Oree before loading the car.