Lac des Deux, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac des Deux in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The setting is taiga on every side. The water covers some 59 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 4.8 km in total. Chute-aux-Outardes is the closest place, 63 km off. Further out sit Betsiamites (66 km) and Hauterive (67 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Deux

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Lac des Deux as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Lac des Deux the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac du Passage is 2.2 km distant. Check the position at Lac des Deux before loading the car.