Lac a la Truite Fishing, SE of Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac a la Truite. It sits in mixed forest. At about 18 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 4.3 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Start from Laurentides, 25 km down the road. La Tuque is 26 km and Sainte-Thècle 52 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac a la Truite

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Lac a la Truite in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac a la Truite regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Ringuet is 1.1 km off. Nothing on Lac a la Truite should be assumed from this page alone.