Lac Fontaine Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Côte-Nord, Quebec, you have Lac Fontaine. The ground round it is spruce and muskeg. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Côte-Nord list. The closest town, Port-Cartier, is 31 km distant. Beyond it, Saint-Alexandre at 31 km and Sept-Îles at 62 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fontaine

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Fontaine to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 16°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac Fontaine more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac des Vainqueurs is 1.8 km off. Check the position at Lac Fontaine before loading the car.