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

• Overview

  Lac des Rales is one of the Mauricie waters in Quebec. The surface lies 471 metres up. Nearest town is Mandeville, 36 km off. Saint-Michel-des-Saints lies 37 km off, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton another 42 km. Also worth knowing: Lac Moqueur within 2.1 km, Lac Pelican near enough 2.4 km, Lac des Conscrits within 2.7 km, Lac de la Corneille near enough 3.2 km and Lac de la Buse within 3.3 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Rales

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lac des Rales before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac des Rales.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac Moqueur is 2.1 km off. None of that is settled for Lac des Rales in what we hold.