Lac des Leurres, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Leurres in Mauricie, Quebec. Elevation runs to 495 metres. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. For a base, La Tuque sits 64 km out. The big place round here is Saguenay, 107 km distant. Round about: Lac Congre within 0.7 km, Lac des Moires out at 1.5 km, Lac du Chalet within 1.6 km, Lac Courtin out at 1.6 km and Lac des Copains within 1.8 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Leurres

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lac des Leurres responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -16°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lac des Leurres follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lac Congre, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lac des Leurres carry more weight than any list.