Fishing at Lac Egry, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

• Overview

  The Capitale-Nationale end of Quebec holds Lac Egry. Beyond the shoreline you have spruce and muskeg. Laurentides lies 20 km from the water. Further out sit Saint-Raymond (29 km) and Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (40 km). Also worth knowing: Lac Paquet sits 0.4 km out, Lac Hamilton lies 1 km on, Lac Vic sits 1.1 km out, Lac de la Victoire lies 2.4 km on and Lac Walter sits 2.6 km out. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Egry

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Capitale-Nationale list lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, longnose sucker, sauger and channel catfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Lac Egry as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Egry more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac Paquet, 0.4 km out. Nothing on Lac Egry should be assumed from this page alone.