Etang Martin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Etang Martin lies in Estrie, in Quebec. Everything around it is rolling bush. Magog lies 8.6 km from the water. Beyond it, Rock Forest at 16 km and Valcourt at 20 km. Close by you also have: Etang aux Cerises at 1 km, 1.1 km out stands Etang de l'Ours, Etang de la Cuvette at 1.5 km, 2 km out stands Etang Coderre and Lac a la Truite at 3.4 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Etang Martin

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Estrie include rainbow trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Etang Martin rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -11°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Etang Martin that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. You will be walking about 1 km from the nearest car park. A pier 880 m from here gives a platform over deeper water. There are toilets mapped about 430 m away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Etang aux Cerises, 1 km out. Confirm access to Etang Martin locally before you travel.