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

• Overview

  Lac Faidherbe is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. Land around it is northern bush. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. For a base, Labrador City sits 174 km out. It is 705 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. More in the same country: Lac du Sable the better part of 6.9 km, 7.6 km away is Lac Chaillon, Lac Chaviteau the better part of 11 km, 14 km away is Lac Venzel and Lac Ruyseh the better part of 14 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Faidherbe

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Faidherbe the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 12°C; the cold one sits at -24°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early June. Average temperatures cross freezing around early June in spring and again near late October in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lac Faidherbe regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac du Sable is 6.9 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Faidherbe.