Fishing at Lac Cinconsine, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cinconsine is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 243 metres up. Supplies mean a trip to La Tuque, 21 km off. Laurentides lies 66 km off, Weymontachie another 77 km. Near neighbours include: Lac Sinueux out at 1.9 km, Petit lac Baxter 2.4 km off, Lac Albert out at 2.8 km, Lac Porc-Epic 3.1 km off and Lac Baxter out at 3.6 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cinconsine

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac Cinconsine fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Lac Cinconsine runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac Sinueux, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac Cinconsine for certain.