Lac des Verdiers Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac des Verdiers in Mauricie, Quebec. The land about it is boreal forest. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. For supplies, Leblanc is 64 km out. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 235 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Verdiers

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Lac des Verdiers a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -18°C. 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. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lac des Verdiers runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lac des Iles Rocheuses, 0.8 km away. For Lac des Verdiers, the notice at the access point is the final word.