Fishing Lac du Protet in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Protet belongs to Côte-Nord, Quebec. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. Roughly 10 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 1.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Forestville is the closest town at 81 km. Saint-Fulgence lies 86 km off, Saint-Honoré another 90 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Protet

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac du Protet that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac du Protet follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac du Tableau is 1.3 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac du Protet for certain.