Lac Concombre in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac Concombre is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. It stands 450 metres above sea level. At about 10 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Weymontachie is the closest town at 65 km. Saint-Félicien follows at 66 km, then Saint-Prime at 68 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Concombre

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac Concombre a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -17°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Lac Concombre to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Lac de l'Envol, 3.1 km away. Rules at Lac Concombre are worth checking on the day.