Lac de l'Est Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Est lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. Height above sea level is 389 metres. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Weymontachie sits 43 km from the bank. La Tuque is 54 km away, with Leblanc at 98 km. Other water within reach: Lac Jeannine a touch under 1.5 km, Lac du Sud at 1.9 km, Lac d'a Cote a touch under 3 km, Lac de l'Ouest at 3.4 km and Lac Joli a touch under 3.4 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Est

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Lac de l'Est before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac de l'Est rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Lac Jeannine, 1.5 km out. Check the position on Lac de l'Est before loading the car.