Fishing at Lac Andrew, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Andrew, in Mauricie. Around the bank it is taiga. Surface area is around 63 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The margin runs to about 15 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. The nearest town is Weymontachie, 32 km away. La Tuque follows at 59 km, then Leblanc at 90 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Andrew

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. 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. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac Andrew the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac Andrew runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac des Bois is 1.8 km off. Treat Lac Andrew as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.