Fishing at Lac Villeneuve, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Villeneuve in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to boreal forest. At some 3.73 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. At about 24 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It ranks high for size among our Côte-Nord listings. The closest town, Labrador City, is 290 km away. For a city, Saguenay is 845 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Villeneuve

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Lac Villeneuve a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 12°C and January at -25°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. After early June the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running early June to late October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Lac Villeneuve the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac Youngreen, 4 km out. Nothing on Lac Villeneuve should be assumed from this page alone.