Lac du Mille 45 in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord entry here is Lac du Mille 45, in Quebec. The country here is spruce and muskeg. Around 50 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 3.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Start from Forestville, 47 km down the road. Saguenay is the closest city, 156 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Mille 45

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. This water gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -17°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At this water the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Lac Seeley, 1.8 km away. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.