Lac Desilets Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Quebec holds Lac Desilets, in Mauricie. Height above sea level is 436 metres. It runs to roughly 18 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 2.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. The town to know is Chapais, 85 km out. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 252 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Desilets

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Desilets rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lac Desilets.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lac Leo at 1.4 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Lac Desilets as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.