Lac Chahoun Fishing near Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Chahoun is set in Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 411 metres. It runs to roughly 18 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 2.2 km of margin, front to back. For a base, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton sits 34 km out. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 68 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chahoun

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lac Chahoun the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -15°C for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Lac Chahoun runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Obscur sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac Chahoun.