Lac Pinacle Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pinacle sits within Côte-Nord in Quebec. It stands 666 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 4.09 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. At about 29 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. On our Côte-Nord list it sits near the top for size. Godefroy lies 63 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 484 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pinacle

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Pinacle rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -22°C to 13°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late May. Ice clears near late May and comes back about late October in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Lac Pinacle more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac du Portage, 4.1 km away. Rules at Lac Pinacle are worth checking on the day.