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

• Overview

  Lac Charme lies within the bounds of Mauricie, Quebec. The country here is mixed forest. Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is the closest place, 21 km off. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 56 km distant. Other water within reach: Lac de l'Alize 0.5 km off, 1.2 km out stands Lac des Guepes, Lac Pelletier 1.6 km off, 2.4 km out stands Lac du Vieux and Lac Bouche 2.4 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Charme

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lac Charme the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Lac Charme.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac de l'Alize is 0.5 km off. Signs at Lac Charme carry more weight than any list.