Lac des Violettes Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac des Violettes falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. The water sits 302 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. 23 km away sits Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, the nearest town. Mandeville follows at 26 km, then Saint-Gabriel at 34 km. Within a short drive: Lac Rose 0.6 km off, Petit lac Carufel after 1 km, Lac Carufel 1.5 km off, Lac Vertnez after 3 km and Lac Livernoche 3.3 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac des Violettes

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. 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. Survey and observation records for Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Lac des Violettes gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lac des Violettes that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A jetty or pier is mapped about 1.4 km from here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Lac Rose, 0.6 km away. Treat Lac des Violettes as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.