Fishing Lac du Jeu d'Adresse in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Jeu d'Adresse is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. The sea is 37 km distant. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. For supplies, Port-Cartier is 45 km out. After that come Saint-Alexandre at 46 km and Sept-Îles at 81 km. Other water nearby: Lac de la Retraite Cachee about 3.3 km, Lac Dimel roughly 3.4 km, Lac Canous about 3.5 km, Lac des Premieres Bordees roughly 4.2 km and Lac des Nouvelles Ruses about 5 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Jeu d'Adresse

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Lac du Jeu d'Adresse in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 15°C, the coldest about -17°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Jeu d'Adresse.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Retraite Cachee at 3.3 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lac du Jeu d'Adresse if anything is unclear.