Fishing Lac du Bois d'Ete in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Bois d'Ete lies in Côte-Nord, in Quebec. The surface lies 383 metres up. The closest town, Port-Cartier, is 41 km away. After that come Saint-Alexandre at 42 km and Sept-Îles at 71 km. Nearest other option: 0.8 km away is Lac des Accoutumances, Lac de Haut Soleil after 1.3 km, 2.7 km away is Lac des Montagnaises, Lac Deken after 3.5 km and 3.9 km away is Lac du Premier Ecorchage. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bois d'Ete

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac du Bois d'Ete the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 15°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac du Bois d'Ete runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac des Accoutumances at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Lac du Bois d'Ete before loading the car.