Fishing Lac du Basset in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Basset in Mauricie, Quebec. Elevation runs to 423 metres. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Mauricie are larger. The nearest town is Mandeville, 23 km away. The nearest city of size is Trois-Rivières, 76 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Basset

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Lac du Basset where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Lac du Basset follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lac Felix is 1.3 km off. What applies at Lac du Basset may have changed since it was mapped.