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Best common carp lakes in Québec

46 Québec waters hold common carp, 46 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. 20-pound freight trains in every water. Feed on shallow mud flats — sight-fish them like bonefish.

1. Lac Massawippi — 279 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
2. Lac Memphrémagog — 330 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
3. Lac Brome — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
4. Lac Magog — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
5. Lac Bowker — 204 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
6. Lac Brompton — 130 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
7. Lac Lovering — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
8. Lac Stukely — 109 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
9. Réservoir Choinière — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
10. Lac Boissonneault — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
11. Les Trois Lacs — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
12. Lac Montjoie — 72 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
13. Lac Boivin — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
14. Lac Orford — 157 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
15. Lac des Loups — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger
16. Lac Waterloo — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
17. Lac Saint-Augustin — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Sauger
18. Lac Roxton — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
19. Lac Fraser — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
20. Réservoir Beaudet — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout
21. Lac Gauvreau — 77 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger
22. Lac Selby — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
23. Lac Long Pond — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
24. Petit lac Brompton — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
25. Lac Trousers — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike

…plus 21 more Québec waters holding common carp.

When to fish common carp in Québec

• Spring 2–10 ft — The best sight-fishing of the year — mudding fish in warm bays.
• Summer 3–15 ft — Chum a spot and wait — carp patrol the same flats daily.
• Fall 5–18 ft — Heavy feeding before winter; find the warmest water.
• Winter 10–30 ft — Podded up in deep, slow water.

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