Lac Capri Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac Capri in Mauricie, Quebec. The setting is taiga on every side. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. Leblanc sits 46 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Weymontachie (86 km) and Normandin (117 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Capri

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Lac Capri in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -18°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lac Capri runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac du Crabe, 1.8 km away. The position on Lac Capri is worth confirming on the day.