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

• Overview

  Lac Kakahkatshakamat is a Côte-Nord water, in Quebec. Salt water lies 23 km off. It measures about 46 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 4.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. The nearest town is Saint-Augustin, 26 km away. The big place round here is Sydney, 589 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kakahkatshakamat

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Lac Kakahkatshakamat to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 14°C, the coldest about -15°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid usually goes in mid May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Kakahkatshakamat by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Kauahtshauahk at 5.6 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Kakahkatshakamat as something to verify.