Lac Goshawk Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Goshawk is one of the Laurentides listings for Quebec. It sits at 376 metres above sea level. It measures about 31 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 4.2 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It ranks high for size among our Laurentides listings. The closest town, Ferme-Neuve, is 64 km distant. For a city, Gatineau is 201 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Goshawk

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac Goshawk responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Goshawk runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Lac Sierra at 1.9 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lac Goshawk if anything is unclear.