Lac du Carcajou in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Carcajou stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. This is northern bush ground. The water covers some 31 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 4.3 km keeps the choices simple. You are 52 km from Forestville. For a city, Saguenay is 134 km off. What else is close: Lac du Tabac some 2.7 km off, Lac Tanner lies 3.1 km on, Lac Atomique some 3.5 km off, Lac Beaudin lies 3.7 km on and Lac Hackett some 3.8 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Carcajou

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac du Carcajou that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Lac du Carcajou.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac du Tabac at 2.7 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lac du Carcajou carry more weight than any list.