Lac Arbout Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Arbout belongs to Mauricie. It lies 368 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 30 km from Mandeville. Trois-Rivières sits 70 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Arbout

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Work Lac Arbout in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac Arbout follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Recorded parking is 1.1 km off, far enough to travel light. There is a campsite 1.2 km from the water. There are toilets 1.1 km off. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Asticot, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac Arbout is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.