Fishing at Lac de la Sittelle, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de la Sittelle is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. Elevation runs to 476 metres. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. The closest town, La Tuque, is 30 km away. Laurentides is 45 km away, with Sainte-Thècle at 80 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Sittelle

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lac de la Sittelle gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• 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. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Lac de la Sittelle around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Willie is 0.6 km distant. None of that is settled for Lac de la Sittelle in what we hold.