Lac de la Fleche Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac de la Fleche in Mauricie, Quebec. It sits in boreal forest. Roughly 42 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With 5.4 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. For supplies, Weymontachie is 42 km out. Trois-Rivières sits 189 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Fleche

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Lac de la Fleche light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac de la Fleche that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac au Castor sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lac de la Fleche before loading the car.