Fishing at Lac Hackett, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Hackett falls inside Côte-Nord. This is northern bush country. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. Forestville lies 52 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 131 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Hackett

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Lac Hackett a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Lac Hackett.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Lac Migneault at 1.8 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Hackett in what we hold.