Lac Vignola Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Vignola belongs to Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 519 metres above sea level. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Côte-Nord are larger. Some 104 km away sits Godefroy, the nearest settlement. Port-Cartier is 106 km and Saint-Alexandre 107 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Vignola

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Vignola where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in July and bottoms out near -20°C in January. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about early November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Lac Vignola by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac du Quatre-Vingt-Deux is 1.6 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac Vignola.