Lac Long Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Long is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. At about 16 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 3.1 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The closest town, Havre-Saint-Pierre, is 50 km distant. The big place round here is Saguenay, 547 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Long

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Long the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac Long fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac aux Eboulis is 2.1 km distant. What applies at Lac Long may have changed since it was mapped.