Lac Mariette Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Mariette sits within Côte-Nord in Quebec. Land around it is boreal forest. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. Saint-Honoré lies 118 km from the water. Forestville is 119 km away, with Saint-Fulgence at 121 km. Others close at hand: Lac Shirley just 0.5 km, Lac Tanguay lies 1.1 km on, Lac Thibeault just 1.8 km, Lac Labrecque lies 1.9 km on and Lac Linda just 2 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Mariette

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Lac Mariette fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac Mariette regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac Shirley is 0.5 km off. What applies at Lac Mariette may have changed since it was mapped.