Lac du Camp Fishing near Weymontachie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Camp falls in Mauricie, part of Quebec. The bank gives way to taiga. At about 42 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 6.2 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It ranks high for size among our Mauricie listings. The nearest place of any size is Weymontachie, 41 km away. Leblanc is 54 km and Manawan 63 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Camp

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Mauricie cover northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lac du Camp before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -17°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Lac du Camp that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lac des Rosiers sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Lac du Camp in what we hold.