Lac au Foin in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac au Foin falls inside Mauricie. This is rolling bush country. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. Saint-Tite sits 10 km from here and is the nearest stop. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 50 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Foin

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Lac au Foin that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac au Foin fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac a la Mousse, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac au Foin is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.