Lac des Marais, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac des Marais lies within the bounds of Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. The ground round it is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The closest town, Saint-Raymond, is 18 km distant. Laurentides is 26 km and Saint-Ubalde 29 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Marais

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Capitale-Nationale list lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lac des Marais a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac des Marais follows the weather closely.

• 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. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Tete de Jument is 0.9 km off. Nothing on Lac des Marais should be assumed from this page alone.