Fishing at Lac de la Libellule, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Lac de la Libellule is a Quebec water. What surrounds it is mixed forest. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 44 km away sits La Tuque, the nearest settlement. Sainte-Thècle is 62 km and Saint-Tite 64 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Libellule

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac de la Libellule that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac de la Libellule.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac Marshalls sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Lac de la Libellule as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.