Fishing at Lac Graham, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Quebec, this is Lac Graham. It sits 17 km in from the sea. Roughly 70 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With 5.8 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Havre-Saint-Pierre lies 82 km from the water. After that come Gaspé at 133 km and Perce at 152 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Graham

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Lac Graham where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -13°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between early May and late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Graham.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Wilson sits 2 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac Graham before loading the car.