Lac de la Gaffe in Côte-Nord: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de la Gaffe is listed under Côte-Nord, Quebec. The water sits 464 metres up. The water covers some 65 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The margin runs to about 5.8 km in total. Godefroy sits 62 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Saguenay, 370 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Gaffe

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac de la Gaffe the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 14°C; by January the average is down near -21°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid May in spring and again near early November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac de la Gaffe that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac du Flotteur is 3.5 km off. For Lac de la Gaffe in particular, ask before you travel.