Lac aux Tetards Fishing near Laurentides, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac aux Tetards sits within Mauricie in Quebec. It sits at 347 metres above sea level. You are 28 km from Laurentides. The nearest city of size is Sainte-Foy, 101 km away. Within a short drive: Deuxieme lac Tapi some 1.1 km off, Lac Laurier sits 1.5 km out, Lac Petry some 2.3 km off, Lac Mick sits 2.4 km out and Lac du Loup some 2.4 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac aux Tetards

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac aux Tetards gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac aux Tetards runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Deuxieme lac Tapi, 1.1 km out. For Lac aux Tetards, the notice at the access point is the final word.