Fishing at Lac des Deux Caribous, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Within Mauricie, Quebec, you have Lac des Deux Caribous. The setting is lake country bush on every side. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Laurentides is the closest town at 32 km. La Tuque follows at 32 km, then Sainte-Thècle at 40 km. Within easy reach: Lac Blais 1.5 km off, Lac Henri after 2.2 km, Lac Pronovost 2.9 km off, Lac Oscar after 3.1 km and Lac Grosleau 3.6 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Deux Caribous

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lac des Deux Caribous responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 18°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lac des Deux Caribous fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Blais sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Lac des Deux Caribous.