Fishing at Lac de la Lune, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie end of Quebec holds Lac de la Lune. Elevation runs to 299 metres. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. La Tuque lies 35 km from the water. Further out sit Sainte-Thècle (55 km) and Laurentides (56 km). Water in the same corner: Lac du Noyer 2.2 km away, Lac la Tour (2.2 km), Lac Goulet 2.4 km away, Lac de la Vase (3.2 km) and Lac Polette 3.5 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Lune

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Lac de la Lune where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lac de la Lune.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Lac du Noyer, 2.2 km out. Nothing on Lac de la Lune should be assumed from this page alone.