Lac Georges Fishing near Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Georges in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The land about it is boreal forest. With some 25 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 3.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest town is Pont Rouge, 44 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 104 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Georges

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Lac Georges before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac Georges regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac de la Peine is 1.3 km distant. Where Lac Georges is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.