Lac Gemenos in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Gemenos falls inside Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. Elevation runs to 330 metres. Supplies mean a trip to Normandin, 62 km off. Beyond it, Albanel at 64 km and Saint-Félicien at 79 km. More in the same country: Lac Dequindre 1.3 km, Lac Plancy after 1.3 km, Lac Marsolan 1.4 km, Lac Mariva after 1.5 km and Lac Dontrien 1.7 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gemenos

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean names northern pike, Atlantic salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lac Gemenos responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac Gemenos follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac Dequindre, 1.3 km away. For Lac Gemenos in particular, ask before you travel.