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

• Overview

  Lac Nathalie is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. What surrounds it is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Côte-Nord. The town to know is Forestville, 72 km out. Beyond it, Betsiamites at 82 km and Chute-aux-Outardes at 93 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nathalie

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Nathalie gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Nathalie that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lac Rudy is 0.4 km distant. Check the position at Lac Nathalie before loading the car.