Lac Katshenukamat Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Quebec, this is Lac Katshenukamat. It lies 225 metres above sea level. At 10.30 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. There is roughly 67 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. It ranks high for size among our Côte-Nord listings. The closest town, Hauterive, is 56 km distant. Chute-aux-Outardes lies 57 km off, Baie-Comeau another 60 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Katshenukamat

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Katshenukamat as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lac Katshenukamat around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a dammed water rather than a natural one, which shows in the shape of the basin. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac des Bretons, 5.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lac Katshenukamat.