Lac Guindon Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Guindon is set in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 2.4 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Head to Saint-Honoré, 118 km away, for anything you forgot. Saint-Fulgence lies 122 km off, Forestville another 125 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Guindon

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Lac Guindon in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Guindon follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Dechene is 0.7 km distant. The position on Lac Guindon is worth confirming on the day.