Lac en Triangle in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord entry here is Lac en Triangle, in Quebec. It lies 340 metres above sea level. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is Baie-Comeau, 41 km away. Hauterive is 42 km away, with Chute-aux-Outardes at 52 km. Near neighbours include: Lac Pancake about 1.1 km, Lac des Balises at about 1.9 km, Lac Oscar about 1.9 km, Lac Paul at about 2 km and Lac Helene about 2.1 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac en Triangle

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac en Triangle the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac en Triangle.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Pancake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac en Triangle is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.