Lac des Passes Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Passes sits in Mauricie, out in Quebec. The bank is 485 metres above sea level. With some 62 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge covers about 7.7 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. It ranks high for size among our Mauricie listings. You are 25 km from Leblanc. It is 232 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Passes

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Mauricie names northern pike, brook trout and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lac des Passes responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Lac des Passes by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lac Betty, 1.5 km away. Treat Lac des Passes as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.