Lac de l'Equerre near La Tuque: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. What surrounds it is pine and birch. La Tuque is the closest town at 18 km. Laurentides is 64 km away, with Weymontachie at 81 km. Nearby alternatives: Lac Voisin just 1.1 km, Lac Long at 1.2 km, Lac au Foin just 1.5 km, Lac du Rocher at 2 km and Lac Lamontagne just 3.1 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Equerre

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. 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. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac de l'Equerre fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lac de l'Equerre the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lac Voisin is 1.1 km off. Treat access at Lac de l'Equerre as something to verify.