Lac Jonc Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Côte-Nord in Quebec is where Lac Jonc sits. It stands 474 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Côte-Nord standards. For supplies, Forestville is 124 km out. Saint-Honoré follows at 133 km, then Betsiamites at 134 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac Bos (1.2 km), Lac Pore 1.8 km, Lac Coma (1.8 km), Lac Legault 1.8 km and Lac Olivier (1.9 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jonc

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Jonc the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -19°C for January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Jonc.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. 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 ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lac Bos is 1.2 km off. What applies at Lac Jonc may have changed since it was mapped.