Grand lac au Saumon Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Grand lac au Saumon is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Mandeville at 11 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 57 km distant. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Grand lac au Saumon

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Grand lac au Saumon as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Grand lac au Saumon by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Petit lac a la Truite, 1 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Grand lac au Saumon for certain.