Fishing Lac Ombilic in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ombilic is set in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The surface lies 310 metres up. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Côte-Nord list. The closest town, Hauterive, is 25 km distant. Baie-Comeau is 28 km and Chute-aux-Outardes 30 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ombilic

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Work Lac Ombilic in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac Ombilic the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac de la Drave is 0.8 km distant. The position on Lac Ombilic is worth confirming on the day.