Fishing Lac Margaret-Ann in Quebec, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Quebec, this is Lac Margaret-Ann. The bank is 292 metres above sea level. It covers about 10 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The edge runs 1.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Mattawa at 44 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Deep River at 55 km and Chalk River at 63 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Margaret-Ann

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Read Lac Margaret-Ann before you fish it and the day goes better. Mattawa is a place of about 2,000 people.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Margaret-Ann more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac de l'Arc-en-Ciel sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac Margaret-Ann is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.