Lac Gor Fishing Guide, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Gor is one of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue waters in Quebec. It sits at 429 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Supplies mean a trip to Senneterre, 100 km off. Further out sit Leblanc (118 km) and Lebel-sur-Quévillon (124 km). Also worth knowing: Lac Mercil lies 0.7 km on, Lac Sim within 1.3 km, Lac Gasparri lies 1.5 km on, Lac Bou within 2.4 km and Lac Vance lies 2.4 km on. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gor

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Abitibi-Témiscamingue names northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Lac Gor for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Lac Gor that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Mercil, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Gor for certain.