Lac Gordon Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Gordon in Mauricie, Quebec. It lies 423 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 21 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 3.4 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Leblanc sits 63 km from here and is the nearest stop. Saguenay sits 254 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gordon

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Gordon the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Gordon rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac des Puces is 1.5 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Gordon for certain.