Fishing at Lac Neris, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Lac Neris is a Quebec water. The ground around here is boreal forest. Roughly 42 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 3.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The town to know is Forestville, 37 km out. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 159 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Neris

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Lac Neris the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Lac Neris.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Perreault, 1.5 km out. For Lac Neris in particular, ask before you travel.