Lac Albert Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Albert belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. What surrounds it is lake country bush. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. La Tuque lies 46 km from the water. Weymontachie lies 52 km off, Laurentides another 95 km. In the same area: Lac Alphonse 1.7 km off, Lac aux Pierres just 1.9 km, Lac Henri 2.7 km off, Lac Canard just 2.9 km and Lac Kerr 3.9 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Albert

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lac Albert responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lac Albert that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac Alphonse sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lac Albert as something to verify.