Lac Pelleteur Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pelleteur is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. About 1.30 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The shoreline runs about 11 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Some 46 km away sits Godefroy, the nearest settlement. Fermont is 173 km away, with Wabush at 192 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pelleteur

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Lac Pelleteur in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 14°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Lac Pelleteur.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Du Chaunoy, 8.7 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Pelleteur in what we hold.