Lac Baillie in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Baillie belongs to Mauricie. It lies 455 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 41 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 3.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It ranks high for size among our Mauricie listings. Leblanc lies 30 km from the water. Weymontachie follows at 32 km, then Manawan at 90 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Baillie

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lac Baillie before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lac Baillie.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lac Ellwood is 3.3 km off. For Lac Baillie, the notice at the access point is the final word.