Fishing at Lac Gimat, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Gimat sits within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. Around the bank it is northern bush. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. For a base, Chibougamau sits 94 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 217 km distant. Other water within reach: Lac Laon about 0.3 km, Lac Inor out at 0.5 km, Petit lac Bluteau about 0.8 km, Lac Bluteau out at 1.1 km and Lac Viloche about 1.2 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gimat

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean list 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. Lac Gimat gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -18°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Lac Gimat that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Laon at 0.3 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Lac Gimat before loading the car.