Lac Carre Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Carre lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. The water sits 325 metres up. Nearest town is La Tuque, 25 km off. Trois-Rivières sits 148 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also on the doorstep: Lac a Foin after 0.3 km, Lac Armand a touch under 0.4 km, Lac Panache after 0.5 km, Lac Rond a touch under 0.7 km and Lac la Passe after 1 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac Carre

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lac Carre that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac Carre runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac a Foin, 0.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Carre, the notice at the access point is the final word.