Lac de la Gomme Fishing Guide, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Gomme is an Outaouais water, Quebec side. It lies 252 metres above sea level. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The town to know is Saint-Raphaël, 28 km out. It is 87 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Also on the doorstep: Lac a Jos a shade over 3.1 km, Lac Sand at 3.4 km, Lac a Royal a shade over 3.6 km, Lac Mario at 3.6 km and Lac du Swamp-Hotel a shade over 3.8 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Gomme

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Outaouais include pumpkinseed, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac de la Gomme the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Lac de la Gomme.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lac a Jos is 3.1 km off. Rules at Lac de la Gomme are worth checking on the day.