Fishing Lac de la Gomme in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac de la Gomme, in Quebec. The surface lies 538 metres up. The water covers some 27 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 3.7 km keeps the choices simple. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. You are 63 km from Weymontachie. Beyond it, Saint-Félicien at 71 km and Saint-Prime at 76 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Gomme

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lac de la Gomme a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Lac de la Gomme the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac de l'Aralie at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac de la Gomme is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.