Lac Godon in Laurentides: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Laurentides end of Quebec holds Lac Godon. The water sits 495 metres up. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Laurentides list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, 13 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne sits 65 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Godon

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Laurentides: pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Lac Godon decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Lac Godon by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Joseph at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Godon, the notice at the access point is the final word.