Lac Serpent Fishing near Saint-Honoré, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Serpent is set in Côte-Nord, Quebec. It sits at 606 metres above sea level. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. For a base, Saint-Honoré sits 108 km out. Saguenay sits 118 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Serpent

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac Serpent that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 15°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Lac Serpent by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lac Epicea is 0.9 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Lac Serpent.