Lac Thompson Fishing near Godefroy, Quebec

• Overview

  Côte-Nord in Quebec is where Lac Thompson sits. The bank is 383 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. Godefroy is the closest town at 136 km. Saguenay sits 295 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Thompson

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Côte-Nord records list logperch among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Thompson a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac Thompson around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Harrison sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Thompson are worth checking on the day.