Lac Fox Fishing near Mattawa, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Fox is a Quebec water, Quebec side. The surface lies 301 metres up. Small at around 3 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Quebec. The town to know is Mattawa, 19 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 195 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fox

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Lac Fox repays a walk before the first cast. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Lac Fox the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lac Germain, 0.8 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Fox.