Lac Gagnon Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Gagnon. It sits at 545 metres above sea level. Small at around 7 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is high ground by Quebec standards. For supplies, Weymontachie is 42 km out. Leblanc lies 43 km off, Saint-Félicien another 106 km. In the same area: Lac Godet at 0.7 km, 1 km away is Lac Willy, Petit lac Marcel at 1.1 km, 1.8 km away is Lac de la Caresse and Lac en Lacet at 2 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gagnon

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lac Gagnon where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Gagnon follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Godet is 0.7 km off. What applies at Lac Gagnon may have changed since it was mapped.