Lac Centaure Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie in Quebec is where Lac Centaure sits. Height above sea level is 300 metres. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Laurentides is the closest place, 22 km off. Trois-Rivières sits 75 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Other water within reach: Lac Narcisse a touch under 0.5 km, Lac Faber within 0.6 km, Lac Bigue a touch under 0.9 km, Lac du Cap within 1.6 km and Lac Foisy a touch under 1.8 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac Centaure

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac Centaure the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -15°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Lac Centaure.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Lac Narcisse at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac Centaure in particular, ask before you travel.