Lac Pehitshikateu Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pehitshikateu is one of the Côte-Nord waters in Quebec. The water sits 42 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 1.27 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The margin runs to about 9.9 km in total. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. The nearest town is Havre-Saint-Pierre, 160 km away. Further out sit Saint-Augustin (214 km) and Humber Arm South (276 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pehitshikateu

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Pehitshikateu the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and late November closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lac Pehitshikateu that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Charest is 1.9 km off. What applies at Lac Pehitshikateu may have changed since it was mapped.