Lac Coulombe, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Coulombe falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. This is spruce and muskeg ground. It runs to roughly 53 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 5.7 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. Some 29 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest settlement. Saguenay is the closest city, 180 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Coulombe

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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. Work Lac Coulombe in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Lac Coulombe.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Lac Chaille at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Lac Coulombe are worth checking on the day.