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

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Georgette belongs to Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The water sits 430 metres up. Surface area is around 32 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 5.7 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It ranks high for size among our Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean listings. For a base, Métabetchouan sits 35 km out. Saguenay sits 87 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Georgette

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean cover northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Lac Georgette fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Lac Georgette.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Honorat, 1.6 km away. Rules at Lac Georgette are worth checking on the day.