Fishing at Lac de la Couronne, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Couronne in Mauricie, Quebec. It stands 468 metres above sea level. It measures about 17 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 2.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Start from Manawan, 46 km down the road. Trois-Rivières sits 202 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Couronne

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Lac de la Couronne to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lac de la Couronne.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Cle, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Lac de la Couronne are worth checking on the day.