Lac Dawes Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Dawes lies in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits at 539 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. For supplies, Manawan is 51 km out. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 212 km distant. Neighbouring water: Lac Soulier roughly 1.4 km, Lac Earl at about 1.5 km, Lac Potato roughly 2 km, Lac Clem at about 2.1 km and Etang McAdam roughly 2.2 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dawes

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Lac Dawes light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Lac Dawes runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Soulier is 1.4 km off. None of that is settled for Lac Dawes in what we hold.