Fishing Lac Kathleen in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Kathleen in the Côte-Nord part of Quebec. The surroundings are boreal forest. At about 53 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 6.1 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Baie-Comeau is the closest place, 101 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 275 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kathleen

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac Kathleen the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 15°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Kathleen.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac de Marseille sits 3.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Kathleen for certain.