Lac Timon Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Lac Timon is a Quebec water. It stands 599 metres above sea level. The water covers some 23 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 2.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Honoré, 124 km away. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 135 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Timon

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Timon where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 15°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, mid May opens the water and early November closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac Timon the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Tims at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Timon as something to verify.