Lac Magny, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. Everything around it is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. Shawinigan is the closest place, 38 km off. Hérouxville lies 38 km off, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton another 39 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Magny

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. 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. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Magny a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -15°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Magny.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Hamel Ouest is 1.3 km distant. Rules at Lac Magny are worth checking on the day.