Fishing at Lac Georgette, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. The bank is 498 metres above sea level. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Weymontachie, is 33 km away. Leblanc is 59 km and Manawan 61 km. Within a short drive: Lac Edmond after 0.6 km, 0.6 km away is Lac Victor, Lac Maurice after 1.2 km, 1.8 km away is Lac Bouleau and Lac Bellard after 2.3 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Georgette

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Lac Georgette light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -16°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Lac Georgette rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Edmond at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Lac Georgette if anything is unclear.