Lac Margie, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec. Height above sea level is 303 metres. The water covers around 1.21 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Bank access stretches around 4.9 km in total. Nearest place of any size is Waswanipi, 6.3 km away. It is 399 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Margie

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Nord-du-Québec cover Arctic charr, brook trout and lake trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac Margie decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac Margie follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Taylor is 8.8 km distant. Where Lac Margie is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.