Lac Georges Fishing near Amos, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Georges belongs to Abitibi-Témiscamingue. It sits in northern bush. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Shoreline comes to about 2.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. Amos sits 8.1 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Barraute, 47 km, and Malartic, 52 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Georges

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Abitibi-Témiscamingue cover northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lac Georges fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac Georges runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Gauvin at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lac Georges is worth confirming on the day.