Fishing at Lac Gondoville, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Gondoville stands in Côte-Nord, Quebec. It sits at 545 metres above sea level. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Côte-Nord list. Port-Cartier at 104 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Saint-Alexandre at 105 km and Godefroy at 105 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gondoville

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac Gondoville the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 14°C and January about -20°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, mid May opens the water and early November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Lac Gondoville regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Tenagan is 0.4 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Gondoville for certain.