Lac des Escoumins Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 3.8 km in total. La Tuque at 28 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 113 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Escoumins

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lac des Escoumins the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Lac des Escoumins the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Lac Leon is 1.2 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lac des Escoumins for certain.