Fishing at Lac Tenagan, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Côte-Nord, Quebec, you have Lac Tenagan. Beyond the shoreline you have northern bush. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Côte-Nord list. Port-Cartier sits 104 km from the bank. For a city, Saguenay is 380 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tenagan

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac Tenagan gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 14°C in July and bottom out at -20°C in January. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Tenagan rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Gondoville, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lac Tenagan is worth confirming on the day.