Lac Bellavance Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac Bellavance, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 413 metres. Roughly 1.15 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 6.5 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. On our Mauricie list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is La Tuque, 40 km away. Further out sit Weymontachie (70 km) and Laurentides (81 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bellavance

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Bellavance a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac Bellavance.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac de la Trinite at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lac Bellavance carry more weight than any list.