Where is Lac du Berger found?

It sits in Mauricie, Quebec, at 395 metres. For supplies, Métabetchouan is 50 km and Chambord 56 km. The area near the access point sees the most pressure.

What size is Lac du Berger?

At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Surface area is taken from public mapping data. Depth alone tells you little; change in it tells you plenty.

What species has anyone recorded at Lac du Berger?

Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Two settled days beat one perfect forecast.

How much depth is there at Lac du Berger?

No figure for depth has reached our records. In place of a number, use the ground: the first drop-off is worth more than the middle.

Does Lac du Berger freeze?

Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November.

Does Lac du Berger have a slipway?

Nothing is mapped for launching, which makes this a bank water in practice. State rules on size and season still apply, so read them before you set out.

Body of water · Alma, Quebec, CA

Lac du Berger

Log a catch

15.5 haArea
-Max depth
13Species
-Catches
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Heavy overcast holding through the day, with a light chop building from the WSW and no real change in pressure. Expect most activity at Lac du Berger around points where shallow meets deep. Numbers are low everywhere; the night is the pick of them. Scale down and fish slowly. The cold puts a premium on the calmest, deepest water.

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Lac du Berger Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

Overview
Lac du Berger lies within the bounds of Mauricie, Quebec. The land about it is northern bush. At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 2.3 km, and most of it is walkable. Métabetchouan at 50 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Saguenay is 101 km off. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Francis 0.9 km, Lac Gertrude sits 1.1 km out, Lac du Detour 1.9 km, Lac Louis sits 2 km out and Lac du Goudron 2.1 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.
Where to Fish on Lac du Berger
Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac du Berger fishes better once you know its edges.
Seasonal Patterns
The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Berger.
Tackle & Baits
No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Francis is 0.9 km distant. Where Lac du Berger is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.

Weather conditions

Bite score

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The bites are poor now

Air temp
0.5° C
MAX 1° C / MIN 0° C
Pressure
101 kPa
0 kPa/h
Wind
7.2 km/h WSW
Gusts 23.7 km/h
Solunar
Waxing crescent
no activity

Hourly weather

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Body of water · Alma, Quebec, CA

Lac du Berger

Log a catch

15.5 haArea
-Max depth
13Species
-Catches
-Record

AI Fishing Insight

Want more specific advice?

Ask Sam about this place

33%

Today’s Fishing forecast

The bites are poor now

Night
33%
Morning
33%
Afternoon

Lac du Berger Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

Overview
Lac du Berger lies within the bounds of Mauricie, Quebec. The land about it is northern bush. At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 2.3 km, and most of it is walkable. Métabetchouan at 50 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Saguenay is 101 km off. Alternatives close at hand: Lac Francis 0.9 km, Lac Gertrude sits 1.1 km out, Lac du Detour 1.9 km, Lac Louis sits 2 km out and Lac du Goudron 2.1 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.
Where to Fish on Lac du Berger
Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout, walleye, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lac du Berger fishes better once you know its edges.
Seasonal Patterns
The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Lac du Berger.
Tackle & Baits
No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lac Francis is 0.9 km distant. Where Lac du Berger is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.