Lac Ponsard Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord entry here is Lac Ponsard, in Quebec. It sits in northern bush. At 4.38 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. You have roughly 73 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. On our Côte-Nord list it sits near the top for size. Some 259 km away sits Labrador City, the nearest settlement. For a city, Saguenay is 818 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ponsard

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Ponsard the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -25°C and July at about 12°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early June. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early June and starts locking again about late October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Lac Ponsard.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Cormier Lake at 2.9 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Lac Ponsard carry more weight than any list.