Lac Anna in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Anna. Everything around it is boreal forest. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Leblanc sits 72 km from the bank. Further out sit Manawan (108 km) and Weymontachie (109 km). Near neighbours: 1 km away is Lac Edmond, Lac Marsh about 1.5 km, 1.5 km away is Lac Aime, Lac Du Picau about 1.7 km and 1.8 km away is Lac Roosevelt. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Anna

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Lac Anna before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -17°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Lac Anna more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Edmond sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac Anna.