Lac Fer a Cheval in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Fer a Cheval stands in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. The sea is 6.6 km distant. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.8 km in total. For supplies, Gaspé is 30 km out. For a city, Sydney is 469 km off. Round about: Lac Long just 0.6 km, Lac a Leon-Boulay within 1 km, Lac de la Cabane just 1.3 km, Lac de la Croix within 1.6 km and Lac aux Oies just 1.9 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fer a Cheval

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine include American eel, striped bass and alewife. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lac Fer a Cheval a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 16°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Fer a Cheval.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Long is 0.6 km off. Check the position on Lac Fer a Cheval before loading the car.