Lac aux Goujons in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac aux Goujons lies in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Taiga runs right down to the water. The water covers some 89 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The margin runs to about 9.3 km in total. Nearest place of any size is Port-Cartier, 73 km away. It is 287 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Goujons

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lac aux Goujons the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 15°C in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Expect Lac aux Goujons to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac Boston is 1.8 km off. What applies at Lac aux Goujons may have changed since it was mapped.