Lac a l'Ours Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac a l'Ours. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Start from La Tuque, 38 km down the road. It is 110 km to La Cité-Limoilou, the nearest city. Also within reach: Lac de la Catin 0.9 km off, Lac Dion at 1.5 km, Deuxieme lac Maudit 1.7 km off, Premier lac Maudit at 2.1 km and Lac des Pins 2.5 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac a l'Ours

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lac a l'Ours gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac a l'Ours follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Catin at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac a l'Ours locally before you travel.