Lac des Cinq Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Quebec, this is Lac des Cinq. Height above sea level is 453 metres. At roughly 9 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Around 1.5 km of margin, front to back. Weymontachie at 9.6 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Leblanc at 68 km and La Tuque at 82 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cinq

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lac des Cinq rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Cinq.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lac Thibault is 2.2 km off. For Lac des Cinq, the notice at the access point is the final word.