Lac des Cypres Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac des Cypres, in Mauricie. It sits in taiga. Surface area is around 13 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 2.2 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Leblanc at 54 km is the nearest place to stop. Saguenay is the closest city, 192 km away. Close by you have: Lac de la Tete a shade over 2.5 km, Lac Yappi 2.8 km, Lac Garin a shade over 2.9 km, Lac Laire 3.2 km and Lac Julien a shade over 3.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Cypres

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lac des Cypres for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac des Cypres.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac de la Tete, 2.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lac des Cypres if anything is unclear.