Lac d'en Bas Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac d'en Bas falls inside Côte-Nord. It sits in taiga. It runs to roughly 52 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 3.9 km in total. The nearest place of any size is Chute-aux-Outardes, 49 km away. Betsiamites is 51 km and Hauterive 54 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac d'en Bas

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac d'en Bas fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac d'en Bas.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Chasse is 0.9 km off. Signs at Lac d'en Bas carry more weight than any list.