Lac Ken Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ken belongs to Côte-Nord, Quebec. Around the bank it is boreal forest. It measures some 1.10 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Saint-Honoré is the closest place, 109 km off. Further out sit Saint-Fulgence (111 km) and Forestville (114 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ken

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac Ken a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Ken that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. 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. Should this one be busy, Lac Mike is 0.8 km off. For Lac Ken in particular, ask before you travel.