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

• Overview

  You will find Lac de la Sarcelle in Mauricie, Quebec. It stands 422 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Mauricie list. Nearest town is La Tuque, 58 km off. Saint-Michel-des-Saints follows at 63 km, then Saint-Tite at 68 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Sarcelle

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac de la Sarcelle the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac de la Sarcelle.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lac du Garrot is 0.6 km distant. Ask locally about Lac de la Sarcelle if anything is unclear.