Lac Lebel in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Lebel lies in Côte-Nord, in Quebec. It lies 484 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. 101 km away sits Forestville, the nearest town. Saint-Honoré lies 111 km off, Saint-Fulgence another 111 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lebel

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Lac Lebel is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac Lebel fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Di-Dou at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Lebel for certain.