Lac d'Or Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac d'Or in Mauricie, Quebec. The bank is 555 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It sits higher than most water we list in Quebec. For supplies, Weymontachie is 41 km out. After that come Leblanc at 50 km and Saint-Félicien at 100 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac d'Or

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lac d'Or the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Lac d'Or rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac Piscine is 0.9 km distant. Confirm before you fish Lac d'Or.