Fishing at Lac Profond, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Lac Profond. The shore lies 27 km out. At 1.36 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs about 6.5 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Port-Cartier is the closest town at 36 km. Saint-Alexandre lies 36 km off, Sept-Îles another 73 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Profond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. 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. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Lac Profond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -16°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Lac Profond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Bill, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac Profond before loading the car.