Lac Noir-Gris Fishing near Port-Cartier, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Noir-Gris in the Côte-Nord part of Quebec. It sits at 304 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Port-Cartier lies 29 km from the water. Further out sit Saint-Alexandre (30 km) and Sept-Îles (63 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Noir-Gris

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Côte-Nord names logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac Noir-Gris in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Noir-Gris fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac de la Poussiere d'Ecorce is 1 km distant. Where Lac Noir-Gris is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.