Lac aux Oreilles Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Oreilles is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. It sits in lake country bush country. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. For a base, Laurentides sits 21 km out. Trois-Rivières sits 102 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. More in the same country: Lac du Male 0.3 km away, Lac Desrochers near enough 1.4 km, Lac du Vison 1.5 km away, Lac Aumond near enough 1.6 km and Lac Brassard 1.7 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Oreilles

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac aux Oreilles the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Lac aux Oreilles.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Maskinongé sits 1 km out and is marked for fishing. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lac du Male at 0.3 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lac aux Oreilles should be assumed from this page alone.