Lac Lapointe Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Lapointe, in Côte-Nord. It sits at 571 metres above sea level. At 93.72 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. Long inlets mean the far ends can be calm while the main body is rough. Size puts it in the front rank of our Côte-Nord list. Fermont at 124 km is the nearest place to stop. Saguenay sits 586 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lapointe

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lac Lapointe in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 13°C for July and -24°C for January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Break-up comes around late May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running late May to late October. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac Lapointe regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Maggiolo is 13 km off. The position on Lac Lapointe is worth confirming on the day.