Lac de l'Histoire Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Histoire lies in Mauricie, Quebec. The bank is 443 metres above sea level. It measures about 98 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 6.5 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. Nearest town is Leblanc, 12 km off. Weymontachie follows at 48 km, then Manawan at 106 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Histoire

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Lac de l'Histoire decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac de l'Histoire.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac Cristal sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. For Lac de l'Histoire in particular, ask before you travel.