Lac Marthe Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Marthe lies in Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec. This is boreal forest ground. About 1.83 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. You are looking at roughly 15 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Mistissini is the closest town at 104 km. Saguenay is the closest city, 257 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Marthe

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Nord-du-Québec names Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lac Marthe where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in July and bottom out at -21°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Marthe rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Daniel sits 10 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Lac Marthe is worth confirming on the day.