Fishing at Lac Diamant, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Diamant lies within the bounds of Mauricie, Quebec. Northern bush runs right down to the water. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Métabetchouan is the closest town at 55 km. The nearest city of size is Saguenay, 100 km away. Nearby, in order: Lac a Zoune roughly 0.7 km, Lac Bonte about 1.2 km, Lac Jean-Marie roughly 1.3 km, Lac aux Cailloux about 1.7 km and Lac de la Piste roughly 2 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Diamant

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Lac Diamant before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Lac Diamant.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lac a Zoune, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Lac Diamant as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.