Lac Alexandra, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 421 metres. At about 96 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. Nearest town is Leblanc, 86 km off. Gatineau is the closest city, 283 km away. If this one is busy: Lac Benito 1 km away, Lac Errol 1.5 km, Lac Simon 1.7 km away, Lac Ababa 1.9 km and Lac Haile 2 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Alexandra

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. 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. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Lac Alexandra the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Lac Alexandra by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Benito at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lac Alexandra if anything is unclear.