Lac du Cabouron Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Cabouron is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 353 metres above sea level. At about 49 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 7.6 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. For a base, Baie-Comeau sits 48 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 275 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cabouron

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac du Cabouron gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac du Cabouron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac du Grand Heron is 2.3 km distant. Check the position at Lac du Cabouron before loading the car.