Lac des Indiens Fishing near Chute-aux-Outardes, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The coast is 35 km away. Roughly 82 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 8.2 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Chute-aux-Outardes lies 43 km from the water. Saguenay is the closest city, 193 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Indiens

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac des Indiens the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac des Indiens that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. 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. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lac du Solitaire, 5.3 km away. Check the position at Lac des Indiens before loading the car.