Lac Geoffroy Fishing in Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Geoffroy belongs to Lanaudière, Quebec. It lies 583 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lanaudière. The town to know is Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 19 km out. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 90 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Geoffroy

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Lanaudière names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Lac Geoffroy for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Geoffroy.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Public toilets are recorded roughly 1.1 km off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac Sciar, 0.4 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Geoffroy for certain.