Lac au Hibou Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac au Hibou. Height above sea level is 442 metres. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is La Tuque, 23 km out. The big place round here is Sainte-Foy, 124 km distant. More in the same country: Lac Olea 1 km away, Lac Felice within 1 km, Petit lac Florence 1.1 km away, Lac Fisher within 1.4 km and Lac Jumeau 1.5 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Hibou

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lac au Hibou the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lac au Hibou.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lac Olea, 1 km away. None of that is settled for Lac au Hibou in what we hold.