Lac Banane in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Banane belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 409 metres. The water covers some 13 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.9 km on foot. Manawan at 56 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Leblanc at 93 km and Weymontachie at 97 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Banane

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Banane the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Banane runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Grosse Truite is 0.6 km off. For Lac Banane in particular, ask before you travel.