Lac Tourterelle in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Tourterelle stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 566 metres above sea level. It measures some 1.43 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Shoreline length is close to 12 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. The nearest town is Forestville, 125 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 136 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tourterelle

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Tourterelle as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Lac Tourterelle.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Asti sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Lac Tourterelle before loading the car.