Lac au Foin Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac au Foin is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. Elevation runs to 281 metres. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. For a base, La Tuque sits 27 km out. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 111 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Foin

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac au Foin fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 18°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac au Foin runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Mungam at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac au Foin, the notice at the access point is the final word.