Lac Belisle in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Belisle belongs to Mauricie. The surface lies 468 metres up. At 4.67 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. It ranks high for size among our Mauricie listings. Leblanc at 48 km is the nearest place to stop. Weymontachie follows at 92 km, then Normandin at 122 km. Other water nearby: Lac des Truffes within 1.6 km, Premier Lac near enough 2.6 km, Lac Peso within 2.6 km, Lac Bolex near enough 2.7 km and Lac de la Victoire within 3.3 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Belisle

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac Belisle before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. 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. At Lac Belisle the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac des Truffes, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac Belisle are worth checking on the day.