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

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Lac Ma Tante is a Quebec water. The sea is 11 km distant. Surface area is around 54 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 4.4 km keeps the choices simple. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. For a base, Baie-Comeau sits 33 km out. It is 263 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ma Tante

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Lac Ma Tante is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -15°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Lac Ma Tante by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Gauthier is 1.1 km distant. The position on Lac Ma Tante is worth confirming on the day.