Fishing at Lac du Dard, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Côte-Nord in Quebec is where Lac du Dard sits. It stands 650 metres above sea level. The water covers around 2.15 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. You are looking at roughly 9.9 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. The nearest place of any size is Godefroy, 95 km away. Fermont is 144 km away, with Labrador City at 161 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Dard

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac du Dard gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 13°C, with January the cold end at about -23°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice-out usually falls in late May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late May to late October. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Lac du Dard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Epingle at 6.4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac du Dard as something to verify.