Lac des Chutes, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Chutes is one of the Côte-Nord waters in Quebec. Salt water lies 5.2 km off. With some 21 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.8 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Saint-Alexandre is the closest place, 51 km off. It is 308 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Chutes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac des Chutes to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lac des Chutes the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Nadine is 2 km off. Treat access at Lac des Chutes as something to verify.