Lac Goujon Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Goujon belongs to Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. It stands 381 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Laurentides lies 12 km from the water. The big place round here is Sainte-Foy, 75 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Goujon

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Capitale-Nationale list lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon and longnose sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Lac Goujon decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Lac Goujon follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. You will be walking about 860 m from the nearest car park. There is a fishing place at Omble de fontaine, some 550 m away. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lac Sans Decharge, 0.6 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac Goujon.