Lac Bardeau Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie in Quebec is where Lac Bardeau sits. The water sits 364 metres up. It runs to roughly 14 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 2.1 km in total. The nearest town is Weymontachie, 64 km away. Saguenay sits 145 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bardeau

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lac Bardeau fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Bardeau.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Soixante at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lac Bardeau as something to verify.