Lac aux Deux Sources Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Deux Sources sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The nearest town is La Tuque, 58 km away. Métabetchouan follows at 62 km, then Chambord at 66 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Deux Sources

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lac aux Deux Sources gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac aux Deux Sources runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Etang Oblong sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Where Lac aux Deux Sources is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.