Fishing at Lac Capitaine, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Capitaine in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in northern bush country. At about 21 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 2.4 km in total. Supplies mean a trip to Manawan, 69 km off. Then Leblanc, 85 km, and Weymontachie, 98 km. Near neighbours include: Lac Dorothy at about 1.4 km, Lac Blanchet 3.3 km, Cinquieme Lac at about 4.3 km, Lac Mederick 4.9 km and Lac Marcelle at about 5.4 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Capitaine

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Lac Capitaine the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Lac Capitaine that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lac Dorothy, 1.4 km away. Check the position at Lac Capitaine before loading the car.