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

• Overview

  This water sits in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The coast is 14 km away. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Port-Cartier, 21 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 334 km off. Within a short run: Lac Orde within 0.7 km, Lac L'Enclus 1 km away, Lac Lachaume within 1.4 km, Lac Finque 1.7 km away and Lac Hure within 2.4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Manjot

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Lac Manjot as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac Manjot rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac Orde, 0.7 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac Manjot.