Lac Filiot Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Côte-Nord, Quebec, you have Lac Filiot. Height above sea level is 625 metres. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. The town to know is Port-Cartier, 62 km out. It is 323 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Water in the same corner: 3.5 km out stands Lac Lampe, Lac J'Y-Vois-le-Nord within 4.7 km, 4.8 km out stands Lac Boille, Lac Gestede within 5.3 km and 5.7 km out stands Lac du Frisson. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Filiot

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The near bank of Lac Filiot is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 14°C and January at -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Lac Filiot by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Lampe is 3.5 km distant. Rules at Lac Filiot are worth checking on the day.