Fishing Lac des Grosses Roches in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Grosses Roches in Côte-Nord, Quebec. It lies 607 metres above sea level. Around 12.91 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. It is among the larger waters listed here for Côte-Nord. Nearest town is Fermont, 59 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 536 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Grosses Roches

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Côte-Nord include logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac des Grosses Roches gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 13°C in July and bottom out at -23°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late May. Ice clears near late May and comes back about late October in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Lac des Grosses Roches to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Gensart sits 11 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac des Grosses Roches should be assumed from this page alone.