Lac de la Souris near Weymontachie: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac de la Souris belongs to Mauricie. This is taiga ground. Surface area is around 32 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 4.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For supplies, Weymontachie is 33 km out. The big place round here is Trois-Rivières, 192 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Souris

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The shape of Lac de la Souris rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -16°C for January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac de la Souris.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Lac Day at 1.8 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lac de la Souris in what we hold.