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2,765-acre lake near Québec. The lake tops out around 161 ft. The depth chart is built from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the humps, channels and drop-offs you see are measured, not guessed. The rest of this page walks each species through its year, using the map's own scoring.
The drawn water covers 2,756 acres wrapped in 31.4 miles of bank, with 16 islands in the mix. An index of 4.3 puts the bank firmly in maze territory: point after pocket after cove, every one a casting target. Roughly 23% of the water is 15 ft or less, the band where the food chain lives. End to end it runs roughly 5.1 mi, about 2.7 mi across. It sits in Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau. Lac du Passage sits 2 mi southwest — the closest neighbouring chart.
Carte de pêche interactive gratuite — Lac du Nord-Est, Québec : courbes de profondeur issues de relevés bathymétriques réels jusqu'à 49 m (161 pi), et les meilleurs sites pour omble de fontaine, touladi, ouananiche et plus. Les profondeurs proviennent de la Géobase des bathymétries de lac du Québec (MELCCFP) lorsque disponibles.
Early season brook trout use the shallows, holding in 2 to 15 ft. Expect a summer slide to 10 to 30 ft, then a winter hold in 3 to 20 ft. Put Sharp break first on the milk run — a drop-off near 15 ft that grades prime for summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Tie on a small spoon fished deep or a trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm and you're in the game.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 2 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Sharp break (15 ft) | Small inline spinner (gold), Tiny spoon |
| Été | 10 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Sharp break (15 ft) | Small spoon fished deep, Trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm |
| Automne | 2 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | open water | Small spoon (orange), Spinner |
| Hiver | 3 to 20 ft | dawn | Sharp break (15 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Tungsten jig + plastic |
When the water first warms, lake trout slide up into 10 to 40 ft. By summer they slide out to 50 to 120 ft, and by winter most fish are in 20 to 80 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Break off the point: a drop-off around 79 ft that scores prime in winter. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning. Keep a white tube jig (deep) or a magnum spoon on downrigger rigged through the warm months.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 10 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Sharp break (15 ft) | Casting spoon over shoals, Jerkbait (shallow) |
| Été | 50 to 120 ft | dawn | Break off the point (79 ft) | White tube jig (deep), Magnum spoon on downrigger |
| Automne | 10 to 50 ft | dusk & dawn | Sharp break (42 ft) | Heavy casting spoon, Jigging rap over reefs |
| Hiver | 20 to 80 ft | dawn | Break off the point (79 ft) | White tube jig, Airplane jig |
Spring landlocked salmon on Lac du Nord-Est hold shallow, usually 1 to 15 ft. By summer they slide out to 25 to 60 ft, and by winter most fish are in 10 to 40 ft. The chart's best answer is Sharp break — drop-off, 42 ft, prime for summer. Prime time lands in early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a dodger + streamer down deep or a thin spoon on lead core.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 1 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Sharp break (15 ft) | Streamer flies (Grey Ghost) off boards, Thin spoon (Mooselook style) |
| Été | 25 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | Sharp break (42 ft) | Dodger + streamer down deep, Thin spoon on lead core |
| Automne | 5 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Sharp break (15 ft) | Casting spoon at the mouths, Streamers |
| Hiver | 10 to 40 ft | dawn | Sharp break (15 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Swedish pimple + smelt |
Start shallow in spring: lake whitefish sit in 15 to 45 ft that time of year. Summer pushes them deeper, 40 to 90 ft, and winter fish settle into 25 to 70 ft. The spot to know is Sharp break, a drop-off in about 42 ft of water that rates prime for lake whitefish in spring. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning. Throw a blade bait vertical or a small jigging spoon until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 15 to 45 ft | midday & dawn | Sharp break (42 ft) | Small jig + waxworm, Blade bait (small) |
| Été | 40 to 90 ft | dawn | Break off the point (79 ft) | Blade bait vertical, Small jigging spoon |
| Automne | 8 to 30 ft | dusk | Sharp break (15 ft) | Small spoon (gold), Jig + plastic larva |
| Hiver | 25 to 70 ft | midday & dawn | Sharp break (42 ft) | Jigging spoon + bead chain, Tungsten jig + waxie |
When the water first warms, burbot slide up into 25 to 70 ft. By summer they slide out to 50 to 120 ft, and by winter most fish are in 15 to 60 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Sharp break: a drop-off around 42 ft that scores prime in spring. In summer the feeding windows fall in after dark and midday. Keep a heavy jig + cut bait rigged through the warm months.
| Saison | Profondeur | Meilleure fenêtre | Commencer à | Leurres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printemps | 25 to 70 ft | night & dusk | Sharp break (42 ft) | Glow jigging spoon + cut bait, Rattle bait (dark) |
| Été | 50 to 120 ft | night & midday | Break off the point (79 ft) | Heavy jig + cut bait |
| Automne | 30 to 80 ft | night & dusk | Break off the point (79 ft) | Glow spoon + minnow head, Blade bait (slow) |
| Hiver | 15 to 60 ft | night & dusk | Sharp break (42 ft) | Glow tungsten + cut bait, Rattle spoon + minnow head |
The chart marks 11 structure features on Lac du Nord-Est; the deepest is Deep basin at about 161 ft.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Québec waters are set by the Québec sport fishing rules (MELCCFP) — and special regulations can apply to Lac du Nord-Est specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Québec fishing regulations →
Lac du Nord-Est is about 161 ft (49 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart here comes from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the contours reflect measured depths.
Lac du Nord-Est atteint environ 49 m (161 pi) à son point le plus profond. Les profondeurs proviennent de relevés bathymétriques réels.
Anglers target brook trout, lake trout, landlocked salmon, lake whitefish, burbot on Lac du Nord-Est. This species list is an informed estimate from Québec's provincial fish-range maps (bounded by each lake's depth and habitat), not a per-lake fish survey — Québec doesn't publish per-lake species records.
Break off the point is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 79 ft of water that rates prime for lake trout in winter. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For brook trout, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Lac du Nord-Est is regulated by the Québec sport fishing rules (MELCCFP). Check the official Québec regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Lac du Passage 2 mi · Lac Kiri 4 mi · Lac Plouf 4 mi · Lac Arthur 4 mi · Lac Rond 5 mi · Lac Moignon 8 mi · Lac de la Culotte 8 mi · Lac en Corbeille 17 mi · Lac Triangle 18 mi · Lac Quipo 18 mi · Lac Cyclope 19 mi · Lac du Chapon 20 mi
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More water nearby: Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau fishing maps (27 charts). Browse all Québec fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: state fisheries survey programs. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.