Fishing Lac de la Becasse in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Becasse lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. It lies 413 metres above sea level. The closest town, La Tuque, is 59 km away. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 96 km distant. Near neighbours: Lac Hebert within 0.7 km, Lac du Geai Bleu about 1.3 km, Lac du Pic Dore within 1.6 km, Lac de l'Alouette about 1.7 km and Lac du Goglu within 2 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Becasse

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lac de la Becasse the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Lac de la Becasse rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Hebert, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lac de la Becasse for certain.