Lac Ciez in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Ciez is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. Elevation runs to 441 metres. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Chapais sits 89 km out. It is 244 km to Saguenay, the nearest city. Within a short run: 1 km away is Lac des Hermines, Lac Querry lies 1.6 km on, 1.6 km away is Lac Priver, Lac Dunkin lies 2.2 km on and 2.3 km away is Lac Oriol. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Ciez

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. 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. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Lac Ciez a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near early May 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. Plan any trip to Lac Ciez around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac des Hermines, 1 km out. Treat access at Lac Ciez as something to verify.