Fishing at Lac Tranquille, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tranquille is one of the Côte-Nord waters in Quebec. What surrounds it is lake country bush. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 1.9 km of margin, front to back. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. The closest town, Saint-Augustin, is 43 km distant. Sydney sits 543 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tranquille

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac Tranquille responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 15°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac Tranquille follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Fleche is 0.4 km off. Check the current arrangement for Lac Tranquille.