Lac Goulet Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Goulet, in Laurentides. It sits at 250 metres above sea level. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. La Minerve sits 12 km from here and is the nearest stop. Rivière-Rouge is 20 km and Labelle 26 km. More in the same country: 0.9 km away is Lac du Crochet, Lac du Castor after 1.3 km, 1.8 km away is Petit lac Weekend, Lac Dore after 1.9 km and 2.1 km away is Lac Ida. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Goulet

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Laurentides list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Goulet gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac Goulet that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac du Crochet is 0.9 km distant. What applies at Lac Goulet may have changed since it was mapped.