Fishing at Lac du Malard, Quebec, Quebec

• Overview

  The Quebec entry here is Lac du Malard, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 317 metres. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Quebec list. Deep River lies 53 km from the water. Chalk River is 63 km away, with Mattawa at 66 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Malard

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Treat Lac du Malard as a water to read rather than to cover. Mind your footing where the bank steepens.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lac du Malard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac du Biset sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac du Malard is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.