Lac du Chant Secret Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Côte-Nord, Quebec, you have Lac du Chant Secret. Everything around it is taiga. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Nearest town is Port-Cartier, 46 km off. The big place round here is Saguenay, 333 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chant Secret

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac du Chant Secret repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Lac du Chant Secret more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac du Premier Ecorchage at 2.5 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Chant Secret for certain.