Lac de la Sauterelle Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Sauterelle is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. At some 2.16 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The perimeter runs near 16 km, so plan the walk before you start. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. The closest town, Leblanc, is 65 km away. Manawan is 73 km and Weymontachie 82 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Sauterelle

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac de la Sauterelle gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Lac de la Sauterelle that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lac des Sardines, 1.8 km out. Ask locally about Lac de la Sauterelle if anything is unclear.