Fishing Lac Pointel in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Pointel sits in Côte-Nord, out in Quebec. Height above sea level is 529 metres. At 2.09 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Shoreline length is close to 10 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. The nearest place of any size is Labrador City, 262 km away. Then Wabush, 267 km, and Fermont, 280 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Pointel

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Lac Pointel a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 11°C at the top of summer and -25°C at the bottom of winter. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Ice usually gives way near early June, and forms again about late October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Lac Pointel around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lac Mary, 5.2 km away. What applies at Lac Pointel may have changed since it was mapped.