Lac Canard Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac Canard falls inside Mauricie. The land about it is pine and birch. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Start from La Tuque, 26 km down the road. Further out sit Weymontachie (71 km) and Laurentides (74 km). Within a short drive: Lac Chasseur just 0.8 km, Petit lac Duplessis (1.9 km), Lac en Pointe just 2.2 km, Lac Perdu Sud (2.2 km) and Lac Michel just 2.5 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Canard

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac Canard responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Lac Canard the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lac Chasseur, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Lac Canard locally before you travel.