Fishing at Etang McKey, Estrie, Quebec

• Overview

  Etang McKey is listed under Estrie, Quebec. The setting is pine and birch on every side. Magog at 7.6 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 30 km to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. Within a short drive: Etang O'Malley at about 0.9 km, Lac Orford within 2.4 km, Lac Webster at about 3.3 km, Etang Holland within 4 km and Lac Malaga at about 4.6 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Etang McKey

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Estrie records list rainbow trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Etang McKey a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -11°C in January and 19°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Etang McKey.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Parking is not close: 1.5 km from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Toilets are 1.5 km away, which matters on a long session. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Etang O'Malley is 0.9 km off. Treat Etang McKey as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.