Lac de la Miche in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac de la Miche is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 418 metres. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. La Tuque is the closest town at 48 km. After that come Métabetchouan at 72 km and Chambord at 76 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Miche

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac de la Miche before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac de la Miche follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Le Petit Lac sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lac de la Miche locally before you travel.