Lac Simone Fishing near Port-Cartier, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Simone stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The country round it is boreal forest from end to end. At about 36 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The shoreline runs about 5.6 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Start from Port-Cartier, 22 km down the road. Saint-Alexandre is 22 km and Sept-Îles 25 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Simone

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Lac Simone to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Lac Simone to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Mirka sits 3 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac Simone is worth confirming on the day.