Lac Coquille in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Quebec, this is Lac Coquille. The land about it is boreal forest. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Start from La Tuque, 59 km down the road. Then Métabetchouan, 67 km, and Laurentides, 72 km. Other water nearby: Lac du Canard at 1 km, 1.4 km out stands Lac Miroir, Lac de la Charrue at 1.9 km, 2.3 km out stands Lac Ross and Lac Baptiste at 2.4 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Coquille

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lac Coquille rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lac Coquille rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Lac du Canard is 1 km distant. For Lac Coquille, the notice at the access point is the final word.