Lac Gommard, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Gommard lies within the bounds of Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The country here is spruce and muskeg. It measures some 2.11 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The outline measures near 27 km, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean. The town to know is Chute-aux-Outardes, 170 km out. For a city, Saguenay is 194 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gommard

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean records list northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Lac Gommard in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -20°C in January and 15°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Lac Gommard.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lac du Bedon at 6.3 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac Gommard in what we hold.