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

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac du Chevreuil. It sits at 158 metres above sea level. With some 27 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. 54 km away sits Havre-Saint-Pierre, the nearest town. After that come Gaspé at 130 km and Perce at 157 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chevreuil

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac du Chevreuil the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -12°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac du Chevreuil more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lac Calme, 4.8 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Chevreuil.