Lac Gerard Fishing near L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Gerard is a Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean water, Quebec side. It stands 272 metres above sea level. The town to know is L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, 40 km out. Saguenay sits 76 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Nearest other option: Lac Roland lies 0.8 km on, Lac Charles 0.8 km away, Lac Benoit lies 1.2 km on, Lac Raymond 1.9 km away and Lac Leonce lies 2.2 km on. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gerard

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lac Gerard the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Lac Gerard to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lac Roland, 0.8 km out. Treat Lac Gerard as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.