Lac a Bolduc Fishing near Hérouxville, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a Bolduc falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. The setting is lake country bush on every side. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Hérouxville at 14 km is the nearest place to stop. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 43 km away. Also within reach: Lac a Midas a touch under 0.8 km, Lac Ecarte at 1.7 km, Lac Garceau a touch under 1.7 km, Lac Turner at 2.1 km and Lac Jeffrey a touch under 2.5 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac a Bolduc

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac a Bolduc the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Lac a Bolduc the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac a Midas at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Lac a Bolduc carry more weight than any list.