Lac McGuire Fishing Guide, Lanaudière, Quebec

• Overview

  The Lanaudière end of Quebec holds Lac McGuire. The bank is 342 metres above sea level. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Some 12 km away sits Rawdon, the nearest settlement. Sainte-Béatrix is 13 km and Chertsey 13 km. Others worth noting: Lac Charlevoix at 0.7 km, Lac Morgan within 1.3 km, Lac Curley at 1.5 km, Lac Delisle within 1.5 km and Lac Godon at 1.6 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac McGuire

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Lanaudière cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac McGuire fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Lac McGuire.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A platform or pier sits within 1.2 km. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac Charlevoix, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac McGuire before loading the car.