Petit lac Holt in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Côte-Nord, Quebec, sits Petit lac Holt. The bank is 136 metres above sea level. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Head to Havre-Saint-Pierre, 88 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 521 km to Sydney, the nearest city. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Polaris at 2.9 km, Lac Prudent lies 8.8 km on, Lac de la Silice at 12 km, Lac Yogi lies 12 km on and Lac Staurolit at 14 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Holt

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name logperch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Petit lac Holt fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 15°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Petit lac Holt the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Polaris, 2.9 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Petit lac Holt for certain.