Lac du Sake Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Sake in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 470 metres above sea level. The closest town, Forestville, is 77 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 109 km away. More in the same country: 0.5 km out stands Lac du Milieu, Lac Manchot some 0.5 km off, 1.3 km out stands Lac de la Nacre, Lac Canuck some 1.9 km off and 1.9 km out stands Lac Plat. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Sake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac du Sake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -18°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac du Sake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac du Milieu is 0.5 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac du Sake.