Lac des Graines Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Lac des Graines. This is northern bush country. The water covers some 27 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 4.9 km on foot. Head to Forestville, 61 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 118 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Graines

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Lac des Graines the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Lac des Graines more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Regis at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac des Graines is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.