Lac Tshiahk Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Tshiahk is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. Around the bank it is boreal forest. At some 1.16 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The margin runs to about 11 km in total. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. You are 111 km from Havre-Saint-Pierre. The big place round here is Saguenay, 612 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Tshiahk

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Tshiahk the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 13°C on average, January about -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near late May and comes back about early November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Lac Tshiahk regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Utnikan, 13 km away. None of that is settled for Lac Tshiahk in what we hold.