Deuxieme lac du Cordon Fishing near Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Deuxieme lac du Cordon in Mauricie, Quebec. The shore lies 31 km out. Surface area is around 10 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 1.6 km keeps the choices simple. Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is the closest town at 5.3 km. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 41 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Deuxieme lac du Cordon

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Deuxieme lac du Cordon as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Deuxieme lac du Cordon follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Troisieme lac du Cordon, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Deuxieme lac du Cordon.