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

• Overview

  This water sits in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The coast is 18 km away. Surface area runs to roughly 1.60 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The outline measures near 14 km, so local knowledge counts. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Some 50 km away sits Havre-Saint-Pierre, the nearest settlement. Then Maliotenam, 140 km, and Sept-Îles, 154 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kanotshukutowew

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac Kanotshukutowew the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 15°C, the coldest about -15°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Kanotshukutowew.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Kauipuskat, 3.8 km away. Nothing on Lac Kanotshukutowew should be assumed from this page alone.