Lac a la Grande Truite in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac a la Grande Truite. The surface lies 300 metres up. Head to Laurentides, 25 km away, for anything you forgot. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 103 km away. In the same area: Lac a la Dame 0.5 km, Lac Vastringue roughly 0.6 km, Lac Zotique 0.7 km, Lac de la Cheville roughly 0.7 km and Lac Ovale 0.9 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Grande Truite

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac a la Grande Truite to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -16°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Lac a la Grande Truite regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac a la Dame is 0.5 km distant. Treat access at Lac a la Grande Truite as something to verify.