Fishing Lac de la Mortadelle in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Mortadelle is a Mauricie water, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 307 metres. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. La Tuque lies 44 km from the water. Métabetchouan lies 76 km off, Laurentides another 78 km. What else is close: Lac de l'Hamecon at 0.7 km, Lac Caron 0.8 km, Lac Gouin at 0.8 km, Lac du Coin 1.3 km and Lac Rassasie at 1.8 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Mortadelle

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Lac de la Mortadelle is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to Lac de la Mortadelle around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lac de l'Hamecon is 0.7 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac de la Mortadelle for certain.