Lac a la Chienne Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a la Chienne lies in Mauricie, Quebec. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. Start from La Tuque, 16 km down the road. Laurentides is 36 km and Sainte-Thècle 64 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac Yvette 2 km away, Lac Hard Luck after 3 km, Lac Lockhart 3.2 km away, Lac Boucher after 3.4 km and Lac Georges 3.4 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Chienne

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac a la Chienne repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Lac a la Chienne regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows a campsite some 880 m from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Yvette sits 2 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac a la Chienne are worth checking on the day.