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

• Overview

  Lac Misere sits in Côte-Nord, out in Quebec. The bank gives way to northern bush. Surface area is around 13 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 2.6 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. For a base, Chute-aux-Outardes sits 33 km out. Betsiamites lies 34 km off, Hauterive another 41 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Misere

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Lac Misere as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -16°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Misere fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac des Melezes at 7.8 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Misere for certain.