Lac a la Truite Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac a la Truite falls inside Mauricie. It sits at 318 metres above sea level. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 2.5 km keeps the choices simple. The closest town, La Tuque, is 19 km distant. Laurentides lies 67 km off, Weymontachie another 77 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Truite

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lac a la Truite a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lac a la Truite regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Mousse, 1.5 km out. Treat access at Lac a la Truite as something to verify.