Fishing at Lac de la Loge, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac de la Loge, in Mauricie. Height above sea level is 546 metres. The water covers some 13 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.1 km on foot. Compared with other Quebec water on our list, it sits high. Some 29 km away sits Leblanc, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 231 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Loge

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Lac de la Loge in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Lac de la Loge by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Lac Choquette at 2.3 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Lac de la Loge carry more weight than any list.