Lac des Grives in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. The setting is mixed forest. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is the closest town at 37 km. Mandeville lies 41 km off, Shawinigan another 45 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac a Pit at 2.2 km, Lac Obscur out at 2.2 km, Lac Majorique at 2.5 km, Lac Allard out at 2.6 km and Lac Parker at 2.6 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Grives

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac des Grives the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 18°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Lac des Grives regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac a Pit is 2.2 km off. Ask locally about Lac des Grives if anything is unclear.