Cinquieme Lac Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Cinquieme Lac falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. The ground round it is spruce and muskeg. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 2.3 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is high ground by Quebec standards. Supplies mean a trip to Manawan, 67 km off. Leblanc is 82 km away, with Weymontachie at 94 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Cinquieme Lac

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Cinquieme Lac for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Expect Cinquieme Lac to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac du Vison is 2.7 km off. Check the current arrangement for Cinquieme Lac.