Fishing at Lac Gemine, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Gemine in Mauricie, Quebec. This is mixed forest country. For supplies, Laurentides is 32 km out. La Tuque follows at 42 km, then Saint-Raymond at 66 km. Also worth knowing: Lac Laliberte (0.8 km), Lac Jasselin within 1.8 km, Lac Panet (1.8 km), Lac des Deux Bras within 2 km and Lac Moreau (2.2 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gemine

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Gemine repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Lac Gemine regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A pier or jetty stands 180 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lac Laliberte is 0.8 km distant. Treat Lac Gemine as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.