Fishing at Lac des Cedres, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Côte-Nord, Lac des Cedres is a Quebec water. The coast is 5.4 km away. It runs to roughly 27 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 2.7 km on foot. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. Baie-Comeau lies 54 km from the water. Then Matane, 61 km, and Cap-Chat, 62 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cedres

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Côte-Nord list logperch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Lac des Cedres should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -13°C for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Lac des Cedres to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Lac Isole, 0.8 km out. Ask locally about Lac des Cedres if anything is unclear.