Lac Leon Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Leon, in Côte-Nord. It stands 221 metres above sea level. At about 21 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Baie-Comeau at 61 km is the nearest place to stop. Hauterive follows at 69 km, then Saint-Alexandre at 70 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Leon

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac Leon rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 16°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Lac Leon regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lac Doddridge is 1.1 km off. Check the position at Lac Leon before loading the car.