Lac Perthuis Fishing Guide, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Perthuis is a Capitale-Nationale water, in Quebec. The shore lies 22 km out. At about 65 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline length is close to 5.1 km, and each section fishes a little differently. On our Capitale-Nationale list it sits near the top for size. The closest town, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, is 17 km away. The big place round here is Sainte-Foy, 59 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Perthuis

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Lac Perthuis the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -14°C for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lac Perthuis rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac Marchand at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac Perthuis is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.