Lac Jourdain, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Jourdain is set in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Elevation runs to 616 metres. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 1.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. Port-Cartier at 105 km is the nearest place to stop. Saguenay sits 278 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Jourdain

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Jourdain the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Jourdain.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac Ferreol is 4.1 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac Jourdain in what we hold.