Fishing at Lac de la Ferme, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Capitale-Nationale, Lac de la Ferme is a Quebec water. It sits in mixed forest. It runs to roughly 40 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. On our Capitale-Nationale list it sits near the top for size. Laurentides is the closest place, 16 km off. It is 71 km to Sainte-Foy, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Ferme

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Capitale-Nationale records list lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker and sauger among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Lac de la Ferme before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -15°C for January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Lac de la Ferme rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Lac Vert, 0.7 km out. Check the position at Lac de la Ferme before loading the car.