Fishing at Lac Germain, Quebec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Germain is a Quebec water, in Quebec. The water sits 294 metres up. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Mattawa lies 18 km from the water. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 194 km distant. More in the same country: Lac Fox 0.8 km away, Lac Prosper at 1.4 km, Lac Jack 1.6 km away, Lac Skunk at 1.8 km and Lac Index 1.9 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Germain

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish Lac Germain where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Germain.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Fox at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Germain, the notice at the access point is the final word.