Fishing at Lac du Lievre a Raquettes, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Lievre a Raquettes in the Côte-Nord part of Quebec. It sits at 523 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 12 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 2.6 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Godefroy sits 76 km from here and is the nearest stop. Fermont follows at 204 km, then Port-Cartier at 214 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lievre a Raquettes

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Lac du Lievre a Raquettes where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 14°C, with January the cold end at about -21°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Lac du Lievre a Raquettes to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac du Lagopede des Saules is 1.1 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Lievre a Raquettes for certain.