Fishing Lac des Trois Perdrix in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  This water sits in Mauricie, Quebec. The ground around here is taiga. The water covers some 26 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 3.1 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 39 km away. Further out sit Leblanc (50 km) and Saint-Félicien (101 km). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Trois Perdrix

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Mauricie, recorded fish include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac des Trois Perdrix a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Lac des Trois Perdrix around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lac du Lynx is 1 km off. Confirm before you fish Lac des Trois Perdrix.