Fishing Lac Kit in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Kit is one of the Côte-Nord listings for Quebec. Elevation runs to 615 metres. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. Head to Forestville, 132 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Saint-Honoré, 134 km, and Saint-Fulgence, 137 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Kit

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Kit the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Open water usually runs from mid May until about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Lac Kit the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Roco is 0.5 km distant. The position on Lac Kit is worth confirming on the day.