Lac Garneau Fishing near Matagami, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Garneau is a Nord-du-Québec water, Quebec side. It sits at 244 metres above sea level. Around 52 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 5.0 km, and most of it is walkable. Head to Matagami, 87 km away, for anything you forgot. La Sarre follows at 134 km, then Macamic at 138 km. Others close at hand: Lac Matis (4.2 km), Lac Prince 6.3 km, Lac Hamel (7.6 km), Lac Cam 8.2 km and Lac Leduc (8.5 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Garneau

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Nord-du-Québec, recorded fish include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Lac Garneau is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Lac Garneau the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac Matis is 4.2 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Garneau for certain.