Lac des Deux Compagnons et Demi in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac des Deux Compagnons et Demi lies in Mauricie, Quebec. This is spruce and muskeg ground. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Mauricie standards. Some 43 km away sits Weymontachie, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Leblanc (53 km) and Saint-Félicien (97 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Deux Compagnons et Demi

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Lac des Deux Compagnons et Demi gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac des Deux Compagnons et Demi.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac du Bout at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. Where Lac des Deux Compagnons et Demi is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.