Lac Fourchu Fishing near Drummondville, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Fourchu is set in Centre-du-Québec, Quebec. Height above sea level is 116 metres. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Centre-du-Québec list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 12 km from Drummondville. Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover is 15 km away, with Saint-Germain-de-Grantham at 15 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fourchu

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Centre-du-Québec include brook trout, northern pike and lake chub. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Fourchu where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 20°C, with January the cold end at about -11°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Lac Fourchu that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Public data has parking about 320 m from the shore. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac aux Sapins sits 11 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lac Fourchu should be assumed from this page alone.