Lac de la Loupe Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac de la Loupe belongs to Mauricie. The surface lies 472 metres up. At about 51 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 5.4 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Mauricie list. Start from Leblanc, 48 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 236 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Loupe

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. 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 and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lac de la Loupe gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac de la Loupe fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lac Froid at 2.1 km is the nearest alternative. For Lac de la Loupe, the notice at the access point is the final word.