Fishing Lac Cuve in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Cuve lies within the bounds of Mauricie, Quebec. It lies 376 metres above sea level. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. La Tuque lies 22 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Sainte-Foy, 118 km away. If this one is busy: Lac Florence roughly 0.6 km, Lac Dawes about 0.9 km, Lac Flower roughly 1 km, Petit lac Stern about 1.4 km and Lac Dow roughly 1.7 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cuve

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Lac Cuve as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac Cuve more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Florence at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Lac Cuve are worth checking on the day.