Lac Midas, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Midas lies in Estrie, Quebec. The surface lies 491 metres up. Roughly 11 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 2.0 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Start from Lac-Mégantic, 18 km down the road. Then Weedon Centre, 36 km, and Cookshire, 43 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac Midas

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Estrie names rainbow trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac Midas the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Lac Midas by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Turcotte at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Lac Midas.