Lac Ars Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Ars is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. It lies 416 metres above sea level. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. Nearest town is Leblanc, 83 km off. Saguenay is the closest city, 240 km away. Near neighbours include: Lac Mayo roughly 0.7 km, Lac Edern just 1 km, Lac Rothau roughly 1.5 km, Lac Voulton just 1.6 km and Lac Domarain roughly 1.8 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ars

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Lac Ars rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -18°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to Lac Ars around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Mayo, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lac Ars in what we hold.