Lac Carre near La Tuque: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lac Carre falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. Around the bank it is pine and birch. Start from La Tuque, 12 km down the road. Trois-Rivières sits 130 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also on the doorstep: Lac Lory the better part of 0.9 km, Lac la Broche 1 km away, Lac de la Tour the better part of 1.1 km, Lac Renard 1.9 km away and Lac la Trompe the better part of 2 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Carre

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Lac Carre in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lac Carre runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Lory is 0.9 km off. Treat Lac Carre as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.