Fishing at Lac en Coude, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac en Coude in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The surroundings are taiga. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. 22 km away sits Port-Cartier, the nearest town. Saguenay is the closest city, 333 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Coude

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac en Coude before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 16°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Lac en Coude.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Gilbert is 1.3 km distant. The position on Lac en Coude is worth confirming on the day.