Fishing Lac Lebouthillier in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Lebouthillier belongs to Côte-Nord, Quebec. Land around it is pine and birch. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Bank access stretches around 1.7 km in total. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The town to know is Baie-Comeau, 27 km out. Hauterive is 35 km and Chute-aux-Outardes 48 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Lebouthillier

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac Lebouthillier to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Lac Lebouthillier.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lac Derosby, 0.5 km out. None of that is settled for Lac Lebouthillier in what we hold.