Fishing at Lac Goeren, Outaouais, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Goeren in Outaouais, Quebec. Land around it is lake country bush. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Outaouais list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Saint-Boniface, 73 km out. Beyond it, Ferme-Neuve at 81 km and Maniwaki at 86 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Goeren

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Outaouais cover pumpkinseed, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac Goeren the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lac Goeren more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac des Asters is 0.5 km distant. What applies at Lac Goeren may have changed since it was mapped.