Lac de la Gorgee near Pont Rouge: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac de la Gorgee falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The surface lies 276 metres up. Pont Rouge lies 34 km from the water. After that come Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc at 35 km and Sainte-Monique at 38 km. Nearest other option: Lac Harvey lies 0.4 km on, Lac Vahery about 0.8 km, Lac du Sarcasme lies 1.4 km on, Lac du Passage des Aigles about 1.7 km and Lac Terrible lies 1.8 km on. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Gorgee

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac de la Gorgee that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lac de la Gorgee that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Harvey at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Lac de la Gorgee locally before you travel.