Lac a la Gap Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac a la Gap is set in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits at 271 metres above sea level. Nearest town is La Tuque, 3.8 km off. Laurentides is 54 km away, with Sainte-Thècle at 76 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac Louis just 1.8 km, Lac Lafrance at 2.5 km, Lac a la Vase just 2.5 km, Lac Saint-Louis at 2.7 km and Lac du Golf just 2.8 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Gap

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac a la Gap light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac a la Gap runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, 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. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Lac Louis is 1.8 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac a la Gap.