Lac des Traces Foulees Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Lac des Traces Foulees. The surface lies 611 metres up. With some 44 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 3.6 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Nearest place of any size is Port-Cartier, 76 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 337 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Traces Foulees

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Lac des Traces Foulees a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 14°C for July and -19°C for January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and early November closes it again. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lac des Traces Foulees runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac au Coin de Mystere is 3.2 km distant. For Lac des Traces Foulees, the notice at the access point is the final word.