Fishing Lac Le Gras in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Le Gras is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. The bank is 479 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 2.38 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. On our Côte-Nord list it sits near the top for size. For a base, Labrador City sits 234 km out. Wabush is 238 km and Fermont 254 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Le Gras

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Côte-Nord: logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac Le Gras in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 12°C, while January sits near -24°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. Open water usually runs from early June until about late October. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac Le Gras around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Lac Villedonne, 3.2 km out. The position on Lac Le Gras is worth confirming on the day.