Grand lac des Cedres Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Grand lac des Cedres is one of the Outaouais waters in Quebec. It stands 172 metres above sea level. At some 7.98 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Some 28 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It ranks high for size among our Outaouais listings. Saint-Raphaël sits 9.5 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 97 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac des Cedres

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Grand lac des Cedres before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Grand lac des Cedres regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Petit lac des Cedres, 2.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Grand lac des Cedres is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.