Fishing at Lac des Cypres, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Cypres is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. The surface lies 223 metres up. With some 79 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. At about 11 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. The nearest town is Baie-Comeau, 59 km away. Hauterive lies 63 km off, Chute-aux-Outardes another 75 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cypres

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lac des Cypres light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Lac des Cypres by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Doris sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac des Cypres as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.