Lac Andre in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Andre lies in Mauricie, Quebec. The shore lies 30 km out. It lies lower than most water we list in Quebec. Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is the closest town at 3.5 km. Trois-Rivières sits 39 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Water in the same corner: Lacs Philibert 1.1 km off, 1.2 km away is Petit lac Rose, Lac Patterson 1.5 km off, 2 km away is Deuxieme lac du Cordon and Lac a la Perchaude 2 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andre

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Lac Andre is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -14°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Lac Andre that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lacs Philibert, 1.1 km away. Treat access at Lac Andre as something to verify.