Lac Georgiana in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Laurentides end of Quebec holds Lac Georgiana. It lies 487 metres above sea level. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 2.6 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Nearest place of any size is Rivière-Rouge, 35 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 127 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Georgiana

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lac Georgiana rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -15°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac Georgiana regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac Cecilia sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac Georgiana in particular, ask before you travel.