Lac Dame Fishing near La Tuque, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Dame sits in Mauricie, out in Quebec. Height above sea level is 308 metres. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. La Tuque lies 29 km from the water. Trois-Rivières sits 151 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Others within reach: Lac du Chevreuil at 1.1 km, Lac Clair near enough 1.1 km, Lac Alouette at 2 km, Lac Frontiere near enough 2.2 km and Lac Marie-Louise at 2.7 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dame

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac Dame the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Lac Dame the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lac du Chevreuil at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lac Dame is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.