Fishing Lac Chicanier in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie, Quebec, is where Lac Chicanier sits. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mauricie. Nearest place of any size is La Tuque, 46 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 132 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chicanier

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Lac Chicanier before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Lac Chicanier.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lac Creux is 0.8 km distant. What applies at Lac Chicanier may have changed since it was mapped.