Lac Bennet in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Bennet lies in Mauricie, Quebec. Everything around it is boreal forest. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 28 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 182 km distant. Within a short run: 0.7 km out stands Lac Villeneuve, Lac Bellemare lies 1.3 km on, 2.2 km out stands Lac Williams, Lac Coyuga lies 3.2 km on and 3.8 km out stands Lac Rheaume. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bennet

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lac Bennet rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac Bennet more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac Villeneuve, 0.7 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Bennet for certain.