Fishing Lac des Trois Pointes in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Côte-Nord in Quebec is where Lac des Trois Pointes sits. The bank is 706 metres above sea level. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 2.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Godefroy lies 172 km from the water. Hauterive lies 191 km off, Chute-aux-Outardes another 193 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Trois Pointes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac des Trois Pointes responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in July and bottoms out near -22°C in January. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Lac des Trois Pointes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac des Trois Iles is 18 km distant. Where Lac des Trois Pointes is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.