Lac Patrick Fishing near Port-Cartier, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 373 metres above sea level. It measures some 3.51 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The shoreline runs about 12 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. Head to Port-Cartier, 112 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 279 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Patrick

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Patrick the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Lac Patrick.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac du Hibou is 2.4 km off. Rules at Lac Patrick are worth checking on the day.