Lac Goblin Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Goblin belongs to Laurentides, Quebec. What surrounds it is rolling bush. Roughly 14 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 3.2 km on foot. The closest town, Rivière-Rouge, is 29 km away. Further out sit Labelle (38 km) and Mont-Tremblant (45 km). Close by you have: Lac Sheship at 1.5 km, Lac Eccles after 1.5 km, Etang des Moustiques at 1.9 km, Lac Pantin after 2 km and Lac Orsan at 2.5 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Goblin

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lac Goblin gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Goblin.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lac Sheship, 1.5 km out. None of that is settled for Lac Goblin in what we hold.