Lac des Montagnaises Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Montagnaises is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. The ground around here is northern bush. It runs to roughly 15 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 2.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Port-Cartier is the closest place, 39 km off. Saint-Alexandre is 40 km away, with Sept-Îles at 70 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Montagnaises

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac des Montagnaises to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 15°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac des Montagnaises.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Deken is 1 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Montagnaises for certain.