Lac de la Guimbarde, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Guimbarde in Mauricie, Quebec. Everything around it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. The nearest town is La Tuque, 19 km away. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 106 km off. More in the same country: Lac Tag 1.9 km away, Lac Tom about 2.1 km, Lac Boston 2.1 km away, Lac au Lapin about 2.4 km and Lac Paul 2.5 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Guimbarde

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lac de la Guimbarde decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Lac de la Guimbarde to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lac Tag, 1.9 km out. The position on Lac de la Guimbarde is worth confirming on the day.