Fishing at Lac Biard, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. What surrounds it is northern bush. About 1.15 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Around 15 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. Métabetchouan is the closest town at 51 km. Chambord is 55 km away, with Desbiens at 58 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Biard

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Lac Biard should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Biard runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Pansu at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Lac Biard is worth confirming on the day.