Fishing at Lac Bron, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Bron in the Mauricie part of Quebec. Elevation runs to 482 metres. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Start from Leblanc, 68 km down the road. It is 237 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. If this one is busy: Lac Crain (0.7 km), Lac Coupard just 1 km, Lac du Diable (1.4 km), Lac Beriaux just 1.7 km and Lac du Cerf (2.3 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bron

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Lac Bron the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 16°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Lac Bron.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lac Crain, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Lac Bron before loading the car.