Fishing at Lac de la Chute, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Chute belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. The surface lies 283 metres up. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. You are looking at roughly 6.5 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. 44 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest town. La Tuque is 58 km and Leblanc 96 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Chute

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac de la Chute the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac de la Chute.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Lac du Cassandre at 0.3 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Lac de la Chute for certain.