Fishing at Lac Le Gentilhomme, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord entry here is Lac Le Gentilhomme, in Quebec. The bank is 559 metres above sea level. At 23.58 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. The perimeter is close to 47 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. Few waters listed in Côte-Nord are bigger. Fermont is the closest place, 24 km off. After that come Wabush at 32 km and Labrador City at 38 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Le Gentilhomme

  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. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Le Gentilhomme the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 13°C, the coldest about -23°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late May. Averages suggest open water from about late May through to roughly late October. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lac Le Gentilhomme the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Jonquet at 7.8 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac Le Gentilhomme are worth checking on the day.