Lac Saint-Martin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Saint-Martin belongs to Côte-Nord. The bank is 457 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 1.80 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. There is roughly 12 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Few waters listed in Côte-Nord are bigger. Labrador City sits 251 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Wabush (256 km) and Fermont (268 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Saint-Martin

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Lac Saint-Martin to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 12°C, with January the cold end at about -24°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near early June, and forms again about late October. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lac Saint-Martin.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Bait sits 3.1 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Saint-Martin in particular, ask before you travel.