Lac des Chenaux near Baie-Comeau: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac des Chenaux stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Salt water lies 17 km off. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Baie-Comeau, 29 km out. Hauterive follows at 35 km, then Chute-aux-Outardes at 48 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Chenaux

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Anyone new to Lac des Chenaux should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around 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 shapes the year on Lac des Chenaux.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Pikawa at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac des Chenaux as something to verify.