Lac Chine, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Chine is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. The water sits 350 metres up. Around 14 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 2.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For a base, La Tuque sits 42 km out. Trois-Rivières sits 133 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Chine

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lac Chine the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac Chine rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Beauvoir at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lac Chine in what we hold.