Lac des Bottes-Culottes in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord entry here is Lac des Bottes-Culottes, in Quebec. The water sits 629 metres up. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. Godefroy lies 65 km from the water. Port-Cartier follows at 189 km, then Saint-Alexandre at 190 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Bottes-Culottes

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac des Bottes-Culottes that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 14°C in July and bottom out at -21°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac des Bottes-Culottes fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Lac du Barbotage is 0.3 km distant. Check the position on Lac des Bottes-Culottes before loading the car.