Lac du Bout Fishing near Métabetchouan, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Bout is one of the Mauricie waters in Quebec. It sits at 348 metres above sea level. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Métabetchouan lies 60 km from the water. Further out sit La Tuque (61 km) and Chambord (64 km). Within a short run: Lac Loin at 1 km, 1.7 km out stands Lac Marie, Lac Carre at 1.8 km, 2.2 km out stands Lac Bicolore and Lac les Dames at 2.3 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Bout

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Mauricie list northern pike, brook trout and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lac du Bout rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lac du Bout runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lac Loin sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lac du Bout.