Lac du Carcajou Fishing Guide, Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac du Carcajou lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. Around the bank it is rolling bush. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. La Tuque sits 44 km from the bank. For a city, Trois-Rivières is 97 km off. Within easy reach: Lac de la Marmotte at 1 km, Lac de la Mouette 1.4 km, Lac Beluga at 1.6 km, Lac de la Source 1.8 km and Lac a l'Orage at 2 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Carcajou

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name northern pike, brook trout, walleye and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Lac du Carcajou rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -16°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lac du Carcajou rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This sits inside Réserve faunique du Saint-Maurice, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lac de la Marmotte is 1 km off. Treat access at Lac du Carcajou as something to verify.