Fishing at Lac Coys, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Coys is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. It lies 496 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Weymontachie, 50 km off. For a city, Saguenay is 168 km off. Nearby, in order: Lac Fey lies 0.8 km on, Lac Ferre within 0.8 km, Lac Bobo lies 1.1 km on, Lac Joseph within 1.2 km and Lac du Quartz lies 1.6 km on. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Coys

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Lac Coys as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Lac Coys more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lac Fey at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Lac Coys before loading the car.