Lac Munger, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Munger is one of the Côte-Nord listings for Quebec. The ground round it is boreal forest. The water covers some 20 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 km on foot. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Quebec listings. Forestville lies 83 km from the water. Saint-Fulgence follows at 85 km, then Saint-Honoré at 88 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Munger

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Côte-Nord, recorded fish include logperch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac Munger responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Lac Munger.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac du Disco is 1.1 km distant. Check the position at Lac Munger before loading the car.