Lac Giro, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Giro belongs to Lanaudière. This is northern bush ground. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Lanaudière are larger. Nearest place of any size is Manawan, 42 km away. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 157 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Giro

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Lanaudière include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Lac Giro for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac Giro regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Lac Bleu at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Giro is worth confirming on the day.