Lac Dauphin, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac Dauphin. The setting is spruce and muskeg on every side. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Head to Weymontachie, 14 km away, for anything you forgot. Leblanc is 65 km away, with La Tuque at 85 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dauphin

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac Dauphin responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Lac Dauphin rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lac Bluet at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Lac Dauphin before loading the car.