Fishing at Lac Bedard, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Quebec, this is Lac Bedard. It lies 262 metres above sea level. Head to Sainte-Thècle, 15 km away, for anything you forgot. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 65 km away. Within easy reach: Petit lac a la Roche (0.7 km), Lac des Americains at 0.9 km, Lac a la Truite (0.9 km), Lac a la Roche at 1.1 km and Lac Creux (2.4 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bedard

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lac Bedard for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 18°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Lac Bedard.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Petit lac a la Roche, 0.7 km out. Treat Lac Bedard as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.