Fishing Lac de la Hache in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Hache falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. It sits in rolling bush. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Head to La Tuque, 17 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Sainte-Foy, 120 km away. Near neighbours: Lac de la Buse 0.3 km away, Lac Voleur some 1.1 km off, Lac Orignal 1.3 km away, Lac Noir some 1.7 km off and Lac Hard Luck 1.8 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Hache

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Lac de la Hache in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Lac de la Hache more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Buse, 0.3 km out. None of that is settled for Lac de la Hache in what we hold.