Fishing at Petit lac Gamache, Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Petit lac Gamache in Côte-Nord, Quebec. Height above sea level is 301 metres. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Côte-Nord list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 55 km from Baie-Comeau. Hauterive follows at 63 km, then Saint-Alexandre at 74 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac Gamache

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Petit lac Gamache gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Petit lac Gamache rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac Ashini, 0.5 km away. What applies at Petit lac Gamache may have changed since it was mapped.