Heavy overcast holding through the day, with a useful S wind pushing food about and pressure going nowhere. Most of the action on Lac Sale should come off the shaded margin through bright spells. The forecast is against you; the night is the least bad option. One good spot fished well beats five fished quickly.
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Look for Lac Sale in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank gives way to pine and birch. Saint-Augustin lies 153 km from the water. Beyond it, Humber Arm South at 212 km and Irishtown-Summerside at 223 km. What else is close: Lac Tshipitnauman the better part of 3.6 km, Lac Pihiu at 5.8 km, Lac Kauauiekamat the better part of 8 km, Lac Katshihtshekakamat at 8.5 km and Lac Tetakutakamas the better part of 8.6 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.
Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Sale a short move beats a long cast.
July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 15°C, while January sits near -13°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Sale follows the weather closely.
We hold no note on access for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Lac Tshipitnauman at 3.6 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Lac Sale should be assumed from this page alone.
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| 14.2 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 22.2 | 20.1 | 21 | 20.6 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 23 | 24.4 | 25.7 | 27.8 | 29.5 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 33.1 | 32.4 | 28.7 | 26.3 | 21.7 |
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