Fishing at Lac Aigu, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Aigu lies in Mauricie, Quebec. Spruce and muskeg runs right down to the water. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 58 km away sits Leblanc, the nearest settlement. After that come Weymontachie at 62 km and Manawan at 63 km. Also worth knowing: Lac Hare a shade over 1 km, 2.2 km away is Lac Clement, Lac Pellerin a shade over 3 km, 4.3 km away is Lac de la Borne and Lac du Totem a shade over 4.4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Aigu

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Aigu that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lac Aigu runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lac Hare, 1 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac Aigu.