Fishing Lac Sartelon in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Sartelon lies in Côte-Nord, in Quebec. Country round the bank runs to boreal forest. It measures some 2.78 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. With 17 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. The closest town, Labrador City, is 214 km away. Wabush is 220 km away, with Fermont at 224 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Sartelon

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Sartelon rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 12°C in July and bottom out at -25°C in January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early June. Break-up sits around early June on average, with the water closing again about late October. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lac Sartelon to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Lanusse, 5.2 km away. What applies at Lac Sartelon may have changed since it was mapped.