Lac Harry Fishing near Labrador City, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Harry is one of the Côte-Nord waters in Quebec. The bank gives way to taiga. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Côte-Nord. Labrador City is the closest place, 240 km off. It is 787 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Harry

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Lac Harry to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 12°C and January near -25°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early June. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at late October. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Harry.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Gilles sits 0.3 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac Harry as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.