Lac Plat Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Plat is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. It stands 138 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 20 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 4.0 km on foot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Nearest place of any size is Maliotenam, 56 km away. Further out sit Sept-Îles (70 km) and Port-Cartier (108 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Plat

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac Plat light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 15°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac Plat rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Tete de Loon is 1.7 km distant. Confirm access to Lac Plat locally before you travel.