Lac du Poulailler, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Poulailler is one of the Côte-Nord listings for Quebec. The water sits 249 metres up. Surface area is around 18 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 1.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Nearest town is Baie-Comeau, 34 km off. Hauterive is 40 km and Chute-aux-Outardes 53 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Poulailler

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Lac du Poulailler as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 16°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Poulailler.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lac a Carmelle, 1.1 km away. Rules at Lac du Poulailler are worth checking on the day.