Fishing Lac du Berlot in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Berlot is listed under Mauricie, Quebec. The surroundings are northern bush. Surface area is around 19 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.6 km, small enough to learn in a day. Weymontachie is the closest town at 64 km. Saguenay is the closest city, 146 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Berlot

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lac du Berlot the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Expect Lac du Berlot to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Melantel, 4.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lac du Berlot is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.