Lac Iris in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord entry here is Lac Iris, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 120 metres. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Côte-Nord list. For supplies, Cap-Chat is 61 km out. It is 294 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Iris

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lac Iris for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 16°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lac Iris.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Dorsey is 0.8 km off. Where Lac Iris is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.