Fishing at Troisieme Lac, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Troisieme Lac is a Quebec water. Elevation runs to 186 metres. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Quebec listings. Gaspé at 22 km is the nearest place to stop. Sydney is the closest city, 457 km away. Near neighbours: Quatrieme Lac at 0.2 km, Deuxieme Lac near enough 0.4 km, Cinquieme Lac at 0.4 km, Lac Bois Franc near enough 1 km and Premier Lac at 1.1 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Troisieme Lac

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine include Atlantic cod, American eel, Pacific cod, striped bass and alewife. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Troisieme Lac a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -12°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near early May and comes back about late November in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Troisieme Lac by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Quatrieme Lac, 0.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Troisieme Lac is worth confirming on the day.