Fishing Lac du Poisson Nageur in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Poisson Nageur is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. It sits at 499 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Godefroy lies 74 km from the water. Fermont follows at 204 km, then Port-Cartier at 209 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac de la Queue out at 0.9 km, Lac du Rat just 1.1 km, Lac Ladd out at 2.9 km, Lac du Lievre a Raquettes just 5.4 km and Lac de la Mouche Noyee out at 5.4 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Poisson Nageur

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac du Poisson Nageur light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 14°C and January near -21°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac du Poisson Nageur follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac de la Queue, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac du Poisson Nageur in particular, ask before you travel.