Lac Forgie Fishing near Mattawa, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Forgie in the Quebec part of Quebec. It sits at 293 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Nearest place of any size is Mattawa, 27 km away. It is 203 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. More in the same country: Lac Bowie some 1.6 km off, Lac Percival at about 2.4 km, Lac McArthur some 2.5 km off, Lac Puke at about 2.5 km and Lac Slide some 2.9 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Forgie

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. On Lac Forgie the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort. A quiet corner out of the wind can hold everything.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Lac Forgie the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Bowie, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Forgie in what we hold.