Lac de la Loutre Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Mauricie in Quebec is where Lac de la Loutre sits. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. The town to know is Shawinigan, 25 km out. Trois-Rivières sits 53 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Loutre

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Lac de la Loutre a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac de la Loutre rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lac Simard is 1.1 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac de la Loutre.