Fishing Lac de l'Ours Blanc in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac de l'Ours Blanc is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. Height above sea level is 433 metres. It measures some 3.54 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. At about 24 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. On our Mauricie list it sits near the top for size. Leblanc sits 30 km from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Weymontachie at 62 km and Manawan at 93 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac de l'Ours Blanc

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Lac de l'Ours Blanc where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -17°C in January up to 16°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Lac de l'Ours Blanc more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lac du Gros Poisson sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Lac de l'Ours Blanc may have changed since it was mapped.