Lac de l'Hetriere in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mauricie in Quebec is where Lac de l'Hetriere sits. The coast is 15 km away. Ground here is low by Quebec standards. Saint-Ubalde sits 12 km from here and is the nearest stop. Trois-Rivières sits 38 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Close by you have: Lac Manitou 1.3 km off, Lac a Zea at 2.4 km, Lac a la Barbotte 3.4 km off, Lac a Baril at 4.7 km and Petit lac Rond 5.2 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Hetriere

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Mauricie: northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lac de l'Hetriere the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -14°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Lac de l'Hetriere more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac Manitou is 1.3 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Lac de l'Hetriere for certain.