Fishing at Lac du Fond, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Fond is one of the Côte-Nord waters in Quebec. Boreal forest runs right down to the water. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Côte-Nord standards. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Honoré, 74 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 84 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Fond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lac du Fond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac du Fond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac Indolent is 0.7 km off. Check the position at Lac du Fond before loading the car.