Lac du Gerris, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac du Gerris lies in in Quebec. This is pine and birch country. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Quebec list. Mattawa at 45 km is the nearest place to stop. Gatineau sits 208 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Gerris

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. At Lac du Gerris the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. The same spot fishes differently at either end of the day.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -13°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lac du Gerris follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac des Mures, 0.5 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac du Gerris.