Petit lac Simard, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Petit lac Simard is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. The surface lies 322 metres up. The water covers some 80 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. You are 49 km from Port-Cartier. Saint-Alexandre lies 49 km off, Sept-Îles another 77 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Simard

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Petit lac Simard as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 15°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and early November closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Petit lac Simard rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac du Chant Secret at 2.8 km is the sensible second choice. Where Petit lac Simard is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.