Fishing at Lac Marchidon, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Marchidon is one of the Nord-du-Québec waters in Quebec. The water sits 414 metres up. It measures about 13 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 1.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Most waters listed here for Nord-du-Québec are larger. You are 73 km from Chibougamau. Chapais is 80 km away, with Leblanc at 118 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Marchidon

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Marchidon that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Marchidon the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Verderel, 0.5 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lac Marchidon.