Lac des Deux Chutes, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Côte-Nord in Quebec is where Lac des Deux Chutes sits. The setting is taiga. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Côte-Nord standards. You are 57 km from Havre-Saint-Pierre. For a city, Saguenay is 535 km off. What else is close: Lac Chaudron just 0.8 km, Lac des Rats Musques some 1.1 km off, Lac a Baptiste just 1.4 km, Lac Wipushkat some 1.6 km off and Lac Maskwian just 3.6 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Deux Chutes

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Lac des Deux Chutes for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 15°C and January at -15°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Deux Chutes.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Chaudron, 0.8 km out. For Lac des Deux Chutes in particular, ask before you travel.