Fishing Etang Perron in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Etang Perron is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. The bank is 264 metres above sea level. You are 44 km from Saint-Élie-de-Caxton. After that come Shawinigan at 46 km and Hérouxville at 47 km. Neighbouring water: Lac du Roselin out at 1.9 km, Lac Taki about 2.3 km, Lac Bangor out at 2.7 km, Lac Banane about 3.3 km and Lac de la Sterne out at 3.3 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Etang Perron

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Etang Perron before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -15°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Etang Perron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac du Roselin, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Etang Perron is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.