Lac Pelican, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Pelican sits in Côte-Nord, out in Quebec. The water sits 640 metres up. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.9 km, and most of it is walkable. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. For supplies, Forestville is 130 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 148 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pelican

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac Pelican light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about mid November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lac Pelican that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Trac, 2 km out. Nothing on Lac Pelican should be assumed from this page alone.