Fishing Lac la Pluie in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac la Pluie falls inside Côte-Nord. Salt water lies 9.2 km off. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Côte-Nord list. For a base, Chute-aux-Outardes sits 16 km out. Betsiamites is 22 km and Hauterive 26 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac la Pluie

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac la Pluie repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Lac la Pluie the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac a Monsieur-Cote sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac la Pluie is worth confirming on the day.