Lac Jaquis Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Jaquis is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. The bank gives way to spruce and muskeg. Surface area runs to roughly 2.21 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The perimeter runs near 14 km, so plan the walk before you start. On our Côte-Nord list it sits near the top for size. Fermont lies 69 km from the water. Saguenay sits 556 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jaquis

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Jaquis the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -23°C in January and 13°C in July. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late May. Break-up sits around late May on average, with the water closing again about late October. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Jaquis.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Goupil, 14 km out. Treat access at Lac Jaquis as something to verify.