Lac Megantic Fishing Guide, Estrie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Megantic in the Estrie part of Quebec. The water sits 392 metres up. 7.7 km away sits Lac-Mégantic, the nearest town. Then Weedon Centre, 50 km, and Disraeli, 56 km. Other water nearby: Lac de la Vase sits 2.5 km out, Etang du Castor some 6.1 km off, Lac aux Araignees sits 6.7 km out, Lac des Joncs some 7.4 km off and Lac des Sapins sits 7.6 km out. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Megantic

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Estrie include rainbow trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed, brook trout and rainbow smelt. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac Megantic before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -12°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Megantic.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. The closest car park is 1.4 km away, so pack accordingly. Mapping shows a picnic spot within 1.4 km. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac de la Vase at 2.5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Megantic for certain.