Lac de Tete Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de Tete in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Tidal water begins 16 km from here. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The nearest town is Sept-Îles, 26 km away. It is 393 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Close neighbours run: Lac Fox out at 1.1 km, Petit lac Fox within 2.1 km, Lac Legendre out at 2.7 km, Lac Hingan within 4.1 km and Lac a Charles out at 6.4 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de Tete

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Lac de Tete is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 15°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac de Tete more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Fox is 1.1 km distant. Where Lac de Tete is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.