Lac Blois in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac Blois, in Quebec. It sits in taiga country. The water covers some 24 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 2.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Leblanc lies 18 km from the water. It is 226 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Blois

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Lac Blois decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Lac Blois the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Souski sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lac Blois are worth checking on the day.