Lac des Rats Musques Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Côte-Nord in Quebec is where Lac des Rats Musques sits. Salt water lies 14 km off. With some 49 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 9.3 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It is low-lying compared with other Quebec water we list. The closest town, Havre-Saint-Pierre, is 56 km away. Then Maliotenam, 133 km, and Sept-Îles, 147 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Rats Musques

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Lac des Rats Musques in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 15°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Lac des Rats Musques around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac des Deux Chutes sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac des Rats Musques locally before you travel.