Lac Calf Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Calf in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits at 417 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 20 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 3.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Manawan lies 112 km from the water. Leblanc lies 115 km off, Ferme-Neuve another 116 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Calf

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Lac Calf is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Lac Calf around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lac du Veau is 0.6 km off. Where Lac Calf is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.