Lac Quiache Fishing Guide, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Quiache is one of the Côte-Nord listings for Quebec. It lies 490 metres above sea level. Around 16 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 2.3 km in total. Forestville sits 78 km from the bank. For a city, Saguenay is 131 km off. More in the same country: Lac Simonne at 0.3 km, Lac Dufresne 1.2 km away, Lac Tom at 1.6 km, Lac Suzanne 1.9 km away and Lac Jacqueline at 2 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Quiache

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac Quiache the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Quiache.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Simonne at 0.3 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Quiache for certain.