Lac Preble, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Preble is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. The sea is 37 km distant. With some 25 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 3.3 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Port-Cartier lies 55 km from the water. Saguenay sits 303 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Preble

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Lac Preble a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 15°C and January near -18°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac Preble follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac de la Limite sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Preble.