Lac de la Gorge Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Gorge in the Nord-du-Québec part of Quebec. This is boreal forest ground. With some 19 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 3.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Nord-du-Québec. The town to know is Chibougamau, 48 km out. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 244 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Gorge

  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. Fish documented in Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac de la Gorge gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -20°C to 16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac de la Gorge regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac de l'Arc-en-Ciel, 2.1 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac de la Gorge.