Lac des Iles Fishing near Saint-Tite, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Iles is one of the Mauricie waters in Quebec. It lies 241 metres above sea level. With some 34 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 4.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest place of any size is Saint-Tite, 12 km away. It is 48 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Iles

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Lac des Iles the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Iles.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You will be walking about 1 km from the nearest car park. Mapping records toilets within 1 km. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Lac aux Lievres is 0.9 km off. For Lac des Iles, the notice at the access point is the final word.