Lac Youngreen Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Youngreen is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. This is taiga ground. At some 2.68 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The margin runs to about 21 km in total. On our Côte-Nord list it sits near the top for size. For a base, Labrador City sits 293 km out. After that come Kuujjuaq at 297 km and Wabush at 298 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Youngreen

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Côte-Nord include logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Lac Youngreen to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 12°C, with January the cold end at about -25°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Break-up near early June, freeze-up near late October: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lac Youngreen runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. 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. Lac Villeneuve, 4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac Youngreen is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.