Fishing Lac a Mathieu in Estrie, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Estrie, Quebec, sits Lac a Mathieu. Around the bank it is mixed forest. You are 6.2 km from Coaticook. Sherbrooke sits 37 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Round about: Lac a Robert roughly 3.8 km, Petit lacOuimet within 4.8 km, Lac de la Parente roughly 5 km, Etang Sheehy within 6.9 km and Lac Lippe roughly 8.9 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Mathieu

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Estrie, recorded fish include rainbow trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac a Mathieu the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -11°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Lac a Mathieu the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You will be walking about 680 m from the nearest car park. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac a Robert, 3.8 km out. Rules at Lac a Mathieu are worth checking on the day.