Fishing Lac des Pierres in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Pierres stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. It sits in northern bush. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 1.7 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Hauterive lies 63 km from the water. Further out sit Baie-Comeau (64 km) and Chute-aux-Outardes (69 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Pierres

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac des Pierres gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac des Pierres runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac des Ephemeres, 8.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac des Pierres before loading the car.