Fishing at Lac aux Goelands, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Goelands is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. The country round it is boreal forest from end to end. At 2.12 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. With 12 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. The nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 48 km away. Leblanc follows at 55 km, then Saint-Félicien at 93 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Goelands

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac aux Goelands for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lac aux Goelands fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Bob is 1.2 km off. Ask locally about Lac aux Goelands if anything is unclear.