Grand lac des Rapides near Sept-Îles: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Grand lac des Rapides is a Côte-Nord water, Quebec side. It stands 359 metres above sea level. The water covers around 9.25 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. There is roughly 40 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. Few waters listed in Côte-Nord are bigger. The nearest town is Sept-Îles, 32 km away. Maliotenam is 35 km away, with Port-Cartier at 59 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac des Rapides

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Grand lac des Rapides 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. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Grand lac des Rapides more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Des Hayes, 8 km away. None of that is settled for Grand lac des Rapides in what we hold.