Fishing at Lac Meleze, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Meleze, in Côte-Nord. The surface lies 145 metres up. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Port-Cartier is the closest town at 30 km. The big place round here is Saguenay, 337 km distant. Water in the same corner: Lac des Vainqueurs near enough 1.2 km, Lac Fontaine the better part of 1.9 km, Lac an Eustache near enough 2.9 km, Lac Arthur-Charron the better part of 3.2 km and Lac des Fruitages near enough 3.6 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Meleze

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Meleze gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac Meleze the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac des Vainqueurs at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac Meleze is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.