Lac de la Gelinotte, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac de la Gelinotte lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. The water sits 502 metres up. Head to Saint-Michel-des-Saints, 46 km away, for anything you forgot. Trois-Rivières is the closest city, 83 km away. Nearby, in order: Lac des Gallinules 0.5 km, Lac du Tetras out at 1.4 km, Lac des Echassiers 1.4 km, Lac du Goeland out at 2.4 km and Lac des Demoiselles 2.6 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Gelinotte

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Lac de la Gelinotte should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Lac de la Gelinotte more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac des Gallinules is 0.5 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac de la Gelinotte.