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

• Overview

  Lac des Moires is one of the Mauricie listings for Quebec. It sits in boreal forest. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. La Tuque is the closest town at 64 km. Saguenay sits 107 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Others close at hand: Lac Congre near enough 0.8 km, 0.9 km out stands Lac du Chalet, Lac Skiff near enough 1.3 km, 1.5 km out stands Lac des Leurres and Lac des Copains near enough 2.5 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Moires

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Lac des Moires where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lac des Moires.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. 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. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lac Congre is 0.8 km off. Confirm access to Lac des Moires locally before you travel.