Lac du Dauphin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Dauphin sits in Côte-Nord, out in Quebec. It sits at 492 metres above sea level. With some 17 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 2.3 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The nearest town is Saint-Honoré, 84 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 94 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Dauphin

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lac du Dauphin repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -19°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac du Dauphin follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac de la Beche sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac du Dauphin in what we hold.