Fishing at Lac Berthold, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Berthold in Mauricie, Quebec. The country here is pine and birch. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. For a base, Saint-Michel-des-Saints sits 60 km out. Then La Tuque, 61 km, and Manawan, 75 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Berthold

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Berthold responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lac Berthold fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Marion at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Berthold for certain.