Lac du Grand Galop Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Côte-Nord, Quebec, is where Lac du Grand Galop sits. The water sits 490 metres up. At about 57 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 6.6 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Fulgence, 87 km off. Beyond it, Saint-Honoré at 89 km and Forestville at 92 km. Within a short run: Lac de la Plie 1.2 km away, Lac Pletto at about 1.4 km, Lac Plano 1.5 km away, Lac Bacon at about 1.6 km and Lac Gingras 1.7 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Grand Galop

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Côte-Nord include logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac du Grand Galop responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -19°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac du Grand Galop.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac de la Plie, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Lac du Grand Galop.