Lac Rond in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Rond belongs to Côte-Nord. The bank is 74 metres above sea level. With some 21 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 1.9 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Head to Havre-Saint-Pierre, 52 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Gaspé, 122 km, and Maliotenam, 153 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Rond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Rond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in February to roughly 16°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near late November in autumn. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Lac Rond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lac McRay at 2.7 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Rond for certain.