Lac Dear Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  Out in Mauricie, Quebec, sits Lac Dear. This is northern bush country. At about 21 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The closest town, Leblanc, is 59 km away. Saguenay is the closest city, 249 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Dear

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac Dear responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lac Dear rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Etroit, 2.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lac Dear, the notice at the access point is the final word.