Fishing Lac du Passage in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Passage belongs to Côte-Nord. Height above sea level is 514 metres. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Port-Cartier is the closest place, 88 km off. It is 365 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Passage

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Lac du Passage rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 14°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lac du Passage that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Dauphin sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Passage for certain.