Lac du Bled Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Lac du Bled. The land about it is boreal forest. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Côte-Nord. Nearest place of any size is Forestville, 84 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 97 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bled

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac du Bled the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Bled.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac du Disco sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac du Bled may have changed since it was mapped.