Lac de la Dame Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac de la Dame, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 380 metres. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. The nearest town is Manawan, 57 km away. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 224 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Dame

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lac de la Dame the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan any trip to Lac de la Dame around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Banane at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac de la Dame is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.