Fishing at Lac Josee, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Josee is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. The bank is 303 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 40 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 4.4 km in total. The nearest place of any size is Betsiamites, 48 km away. Chute-aux-Outardes follows at 51 km, then Hauterive at 59 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Josee

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Lac Josee where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Josee follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Marcel is 2.2 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Josee.