Lac Nicole, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Nicole, in Côte-Nord. The water sits 412 metres up. Surface area is around 28 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 2.9 km in total. The nearest place of any size is Forestville, 51 km away. Saguenay sits 140 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Nicole

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Lac Nicole the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about 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. On Lac Nicole the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Petit lac a l'Aigle, 1.4 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac Nicole.