Fishing at Lac de la Traverse, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  The Mauricie entry here is Lac de la Traverse, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 528 metres. Surface area runs to roughly 1.07 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The margin runs to about 12 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Mauricie. You are 54 km from Weymontachie. Saguenay is the closest city, 180 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Traverse

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lac de la Traverse that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan any trip to Lac de la Traverse around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lac Mary sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lac de la Traverse if anything is unclear.