Lac du Blaireau Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Blaireau belongs to Mauricie, Quebec. This is pine and birch ground. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. With about 1.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Start from La Tuque, 28 km down the road. It is 150 km to Trois-Rivières, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Blaireau

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Lac du Blaireau is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -16°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Lac du Blaireau more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lac Marie-Louise, 0.9 km away. Confirm before you fish Lac du Blaireau.