Fishing Lac de la Gomme in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, this is Lac de la Gomme. It stands 386 metres above sea level. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Albanel, 52 km away. Then Normandin, 53 km, and Dolbeau-Mistassini, 64 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Gomme

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, recorded fish include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac de la Gomme responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -19°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Lac de la Gomme regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac du Milieu, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac de la Gomme are worth checking on the day.