Fishing at Lac au Pied du Roi, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac au Pied du Roi is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 183 metres. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Nearest town is Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, 3.6 km off. Shawinigan follows at 22 km, then Louiseville at 25 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Pied du Roi

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac au Pied du Roi responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 19°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Lac au Pied du Roi the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac du Roi, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac au Pied du Roi should be assumed from this page alone.