Fishing Lac des Indiens in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Indiens is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. It stands 312 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 31 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Some 5.7 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Head to Port-Cartier, 30 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 373 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Indiens

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work Lac des Indiens in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lac des Indiens runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lac Aladin is 1.5 km off. What applies at Lac des Indiens may have changed since it was mapped.