Fishing at Lac du Contremaitre, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Contremaitre is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. The coast is 21 km away. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Start from Port-Cartier, 22 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 345 km away. Others within reach: Lac de la Cache Deux near enough 0.8 km, Lac Brunelle just 1.5 km, Lac Theriault near enough 1.6 km, Lac Corbert just 1.9 km and Lac Guillemette near enough 2.1 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Contremaitre

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac du Contremaitre the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -16°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac du Contremaitre more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Cache Deux is 0.8 km off. Ask locally about Lac du Contremaitre if anything is unclear.