Lac a Magella Fishing Guide, Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Laurentides, Lac a Magella is a Quebec water. The ground around here is mixed forest. For a base, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 38 km out. For a city, Gatineau is 68 km off. What else is close: Petit lac du Brochet roughly 1.8 km, Lac Roy out at 1.9 km, Lac Cotton roughly 2.1 km, Lac a Placide out at 2.3 km and Lac a Paul roughly 3.1 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Magella

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Laurentides names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Lac a Magella a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac a Magella.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Petit lac du Brochet, 1.8 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac a Magella.