Fishing at Lac Trellis, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Trellis, in Côte-Nord. The bank is 151 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 1.15 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. There is roughly 14 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Maliotenam at 21 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Saguenay is 421 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Trellis

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Lac Trellis the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Trellis runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Tellier sits 2.5 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac Trellis is worth confirming on the day.