Fishing at Lac Alfra, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Alfra in Mauricie, Quebec. The country round it is spruce and muskeg from end to end. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 29 km away. Then Manawan, 70 km, and La Tuque, 72 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Blaire 0.3 km, Lac Garneau a touch under 0.6 km, Lac Ore 0.7 km, Lac David a touch under 1 km and Etang Yoke 1.1 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Alfra

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Lac Alfra in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac Alfra around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lac Blaire, 0.3 km away. Where Lac Alfra is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.