Lac Gory Fishing in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Gory is a Nord-du-Québec water, in Quebec. The bank is 228 metres above sea level. The water covers around 1.45 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Some 11 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Head to Kuujjuaq, 80 km away, for anything you forgot. Puvirnituq lies 498 km off, Inukjuak another 498 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Gory

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac Gory gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -24°C to 12°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Ice clears near early June and comes back about late October in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Lac Gory.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lac Leopard, 3.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Lac Gory as something to verify.