Lac Gear Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Gear falls inside Lanaudière. Everything around it is rolling bush. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. For a base, Saint-Jean-de-Matha sits 19 km out. Sainte-Béatrix lies 19 km off, Saint-Gabriel another 25 km. Other water nearby: Lac Clement 1.8 km, Lac Kael a shade over 1.9 km, Lac Michel 2 km, Lac Coutu a shade over 2.4 km and Lac Resserre 2.8 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gear

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Lac Gear the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lac Gear.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You will be walking about 720 m from the nearest car park. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Clement sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Gear for certain.