Fishing at Lac a la Feve, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a la Feve sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The surface lies 372 metres up. You are 53 km from Métabetchouan. Further out sit Chambord (57 km) and Desbiens (60 km). Others worth noting: 0.5 km away is Lac Gaillard, Lac Perdrix 1.1 km off, 1.2 km away is Lac Galbe, Lac Jeanne 1.2 km off and 1.5 km away is Lac Sublime. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Feve

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Lac a la Feve in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac a la Feve fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Gaillard sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac a la Feve are worth checking on the day.