Lac des Chicots Fishing near Sainte-Thècle, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Chicots is a Mauricie water, Quebec side. The coast is 35 km away. Surface area is around 70 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. You are looking at roughly 10 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Mauricie are bigger. Nearest town is Sainte-Thècle, 2.2 km off. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 51 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Chicots

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac des Chicots gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Lac des Chicots.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac Auguste-Leblanc, 1.2 km out. Treat Lac des Chicots as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.