Lac Le Bouthillier Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Le Bouthillier falls inside Côte-Nord. The setting is spruce and muskeg. At about 13 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 2.2 km in total. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. For a base, Port-Cartier sits 22 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 351 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Le Bouthillier

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Lac Le Bouthillier before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Le Bouthillier.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. 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. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Tortellier at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Lac Le Bouthillier.